Share Eritrea depends on imported fossil fuel and this has been draining the country’s reserve of foreign currency. To address the challenge, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has been working with different governmental and non-governmental organizations to harness alternative sources of energy, including solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric. Here, we will focus on the geothermal energy potential of the country. Eritrea lies within the African Rift Valley, one of the rifts with volcanic centers that have a high potential for the application of geothermal energy globally. Therefore, to identify Eritrea’s potential for geothermal energy, the MEM has been conducting research in collaboration with regional and international actors. The first exploration for geothermal energy was done in 1901 when an Italian man, Angelo Marini, initiated small research on Alid geothermal source. Thereafter, several studies had been conducted, but it was in 1996 that a detailed geological and chemical investigation work was carried out.