Water resource management using geothermal energy: Eritrea |
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| Authors: | Dornadula Chandrasekharam Aref Lashin Nassir Al Arifi Abdulaziz Al-Bassam Varun Chandrasekhar |
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| Institution: | 1.India Institute of Technology Hyderabad,Hyderabad,India;2.King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia;3.Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering,King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia;4.Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Science,King Saudi University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia;5.Department of Geology,King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia;6.GeoSyndicate Power Pvt Ltd.,Mumbai,India |
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| Abstract: | Eritrea is a country with rich gold, silver and base-metal deposits and geothermal energy resources associated with all the five volcanoes located within the Danakil graben. Due to low rainfall, the country has to depend on imported food and food imports have crossed >?46% in the recent years. Although the cultivable land is about 16,000 km2, only 5030 km2 land is being cultivated due to insufficient water resources. The per capita water requirement is projected to fall below 1300 m3/year from the present 1470 m3/year. The country’s GDP has fallen from 1.3% in 2013 to 0.3% in 2015. Each geothermal province associated with the active volcanoes can support to generate 445 million m3 of desalinated water from the Red Sea. Providing basic needs like water and energy will boost the country’s economy and lift the socio-economic status of 6 million people in the country. |
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