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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 following page lists power stations in Kenya. Geothermal. Station Location Capacity Notes Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station 268.3 [1] ...
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 ]
The power station will be developed in phases, with the first 70 megawatts coming on-line by December 2018 and the next 70 megawatts added to the national grid at a later date. [4] In August 2015, Akiira Geothermal Limited signed a power purchase agreement with Kenya Power and Lighting Company, at a cost of 9.23 US cents per kilowatt hour. [5] [6]
The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Hell's Gate National Park, in Nakuru County, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Nakuru, where the county headquarters are located. [2] Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station is located approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi. [3]
The power station is one of six geothermal power plants currently either operational, under constriction or planned in the Olkaria area in Nakuru County, Kenya. [6] [7] Olkaria I, Olkaria II, Olkaria III and Olkaria IV are operational. [8] [9] Olkaria V is under construction and Olkaria VI is planned for 2021. [10]
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.
List of geothermal power plants in Kenya: Pages in category "Geothermal power stations in Kenya" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.