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The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is a wholly owned parastatal of the Government of Kenya. It is mandated to execute surface geothermal development, including prospecting for, drilling, harnessing and selling geothermal energy to electricity-generating companies for energy production and sale to the national grid.
By 2030 Kenya aims to have 5,530 MW of geothermal power or 51% of total capacity. [5] This will make it Kenya's largest source of clean energy by 2030. Geothermal power plants have a prominent place in Kenya's overarching development plans. These include the Vision 2030, the NCCAP, and the current ‘5000+ MW in 40 months initiative’.
The Menengai I Geothermal Power Station is a 35 MW (47,000 hp) geothermal power plant under construction in Kenya.The power station is owned and is being development by a consortium, which has formed a special vehicle company (SPV) to own, design, build, finance, operate and maintain the power station.
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Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC [2] abbreviated to KenGen, is a government enterprise in the Republic of Kenya charged with the production of electricity for the country. KenGen is the largest electric power producer in Kenya, generating over 60% [ 1 ] of the electricity consumed in the country.
Geothermal Development Company (GDC), a geothermal development company, wholly owned by the Kenyan government has drilled geothermal wells in the Menengai Crater, whose total capacity can generate up to 130 MW (170,000 hp) of electric energy.
Akiira Geothermal Limited (AGL), is an electric energy generating company in Kenya. The company owns and will build and operate Akiira One Geothermal Power Station , a proposed 70 MW (94,000 hp), power station in Kenya.
The power station is located in the Menengai Crater, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Nakuru, the district headquarters, and approximately 185 kilometres (115 mi) northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. The coordinates of Menengai Crater are:0°11'46.0"S, 36°03'47.0"E (Latitude:-0.196105; Longitude:36.063062).