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Kenya has set out ambitious targets for geothermal energy. It aims to expand its geothermal power production capacity to 5,000 MW by 2030, with a medium-term target of installing 1,887 MW by 2017. Although there is significant political will and ambition, reaching these ambitious goals is a major challenge.
The Menengai III Geothermal Power Station is a 35 MW (47,000 hp) geothermal power plant in Kenya. [2] The power station reached full commercial commissioning in August 2023. [ 1 ]
The Olkaria VII Geothermal Power Station, also known as the Olkaria VII Geothermal Power Plant, is a proposed geothermal power station in Kenya.The feasibility studies which will inform the design and generation capacity of this renewable energy infrastructure is ongoing, as of March 2022.
The geothermal complex and power plants lie within the Hell's Gate National Park. [4] The Olkaria volcanic area is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Nairobi.It lies south of the Ol Doinyo Eburru complex and north of Mount Suswa; it is east of the rift valley's western margin and west of Mount Longonot, a stratovolcano. [5]
Olkaria IV Geothermal Power Station was commissioned by Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya, on 22 October 2014. [11] The 140 megawatts (187,743 hp) power station cost KSh11.5 billion (US$126.5 million) to build, co-financed by the World Bank , the Kenya government and the European Investment Bank .
The power station would be located in the Suguta Valley, Turkana County, in the semi-arid north-western Kenya, immediately south of Lake Turkana. [2] This location is near the settlement of Katilia, approximately 168 kilometres (104 mi), by road, south-east of Lodwar, where the county headquarters are located. [3]
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.
In December 2018, Kenya Electricity Generating Company broke ground for the construction of Unit 6 of Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station, with capacity of 83 megawatts. Completion of this unit was expected in 2021, bringing total capacity at this geothermal station to 268.3 megawatts (359,800 hp). [ 11 ]