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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.
The power plant is located in the Menengai Crater, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), north of Nakuru, the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately 185 kilometres (115 mi) by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city 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).
The facility is located in the Hell's Gate National Park along with its sister stations, Olkaria II and Olkaria III. This location lies in Olkaria, in Nakuru County, on the eastern edge of the Eastern Rift Valley, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, southwest of Naivasha, the nearest large town. [3]
GDC will sell the steam to three independent power producers (IPPs) to build three geothermal power stations, each with capacity of 35 MW (47,000 hp). The power stations are: [5] [6] 1. Menengai I Geothermal Power Station: Owned by Orpower Twenty Two 2. Menengai II Geothermal Power Station: Owned by Globelq and 3.
The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Nakuru County, adjacent to Hell's Gate National Park, approximately 114 kilometres (71 mi), southeast of Nakuru, where the county headquarters are located. [3] This is approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. [4]
The facility is located in the Olkaria area, adjacent to Hell's Gate National Park, on the eastern edge of the Eastern Rift Valley, approximately 113 kilometres (70 mi), southeast of the city of Nakuru, where the county headquarters re located. [2] Olkaria lies approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi. [3]
The facility is located adjacent to Hell's Gate National Park, along with its sister stations, Olkaria I, Olkaria II, and Olkaria IV.This location lies in the Olkaria area, in Nakuru County, on the eastern edge of the Eastern Rift Valley, approximately 38.2 kilometres (24 mi), by road, southwest of Naivasha, the nearest large town. [3]