Abstracts are now being accepted for the 11th African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo C11), taking place on 19 – 24 October 2026 at the Palais du Peuple in Moroni, Comoros.
The African Rift Geothermal Conference is the continent’s premier platform for advancing geothermal development through research, innovation, policy, and investment. It brings together key stakeholders to accelerate geothermal energy as a driver of Africa’s sustainable growth.
The event is hosted by the Government of the Union of the Comoros through the Ministry of Energy, Water and Hydrocarbons and the Geological Bureau of Comoros (BGC). It is organized in collaboration with the African Geothermal Association (AGA), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), and key international partners active in geothermal energy development across Africa.
Call for papers
Authors are invited to submit abstracts on a wide range of geothermal topics, including:
- Geothermal exploration, resource development, and technology
- Geothermal exploration
- Geothermal drilling technologies
- EGS and AGS potential in Africa
- Contribution of geothermal to Power-to-X
- Research, development, and innovation in geothermal resource developments
- New geothermal technologies
- Power generation and direct use
- Geothermal power generation and energy mix
- Geothermal direct use applications
- Policy, strategy, and enabling environment
- Policy, strategy, and regulatory framework for accelerating the scaling up of geothermal
- Cross-border collaboration for geothermal projects
- Geothermal and livelihood opportunities for local communities
- Geothermal and circular economy
- Financing, risk mitigation, and carbon markets
- Innovative financing of geothermal projects
- De-risking geothermal development
- Climate finance and carbon markets for geothermal
- Environmental, social, and inclusive developments
- Environmental and social issues in geothermal development
- Gender-inclusive geothermal resources development
- Capacity development and knowledge sharing
- Skills and capacity development for geothermal projects
- Case studies of geothermal developments and lessons learnt
Please submit your abstracts to argeoc11@africangeothermal.org.
The events that will be part of ARGEO C11 are as follows:
- Pre-conference short courses: 19 -20 October
- Main conference: 21 – 23 October
- Side events by industry players: 21 – 23 October
- African Geothermal Association annual meeting: 21 October
- Post-conference field trip to Mount Karthala: 24 October
The previous edition of ARGeo was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, attracting attendees from 14 member countries of the African Geothermal Federation, as well as participants from 12 other countries including New Zealand, Iceland, and Germany.
Geothermal development in Comoros
This year’s ARGeo is being hosted in the Union of the Comoros, reaffirming its commitment to contributing to the green energy transition of the African continent. The Comoros Islands are making some strides in geothermal energy development with a program that aims to harness up to 45 MW of potential over an area of 4.1 square kilometers, identified during geoscientific studies done in 2015. The project is part of the country’s national strategy for sustainable energy, focusing on clean and renewable electricity production.
Technical advancements, including a geophysical campaign, have confirmed the geothermal potential in the planned project area. The project is expected to unlock new investment for the Mount Karthala Geothermal Project, which has been in development since 2018. This could become the first geothermal power plant in the Comoros, potentially making it the third African nation with an operational geothermal power plant.
Source: Email correspondence
