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The power station would be located in the neighborhood known as Kopere, in Nandi County, close to the border with Kisumu County, approximately 310 kilometres (193 mi), [1] [2] by road, north-west of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. The solar farm would sit on approximately 250 acres (101 ha) of land.
The first phase of the power station is 100 kilowatts (134 hp), and was built at a cost of KSh17 million (approx. US$167,000). The French solar panel manufacturer Urbasolar, supplied the solar panels with funding assistance from the government of France. The completed 10MW power station is budgeted at KSh1.7 billion (approx. US$16.7 million). [1]
Solar power station Community Coordinates Capacity (megawatts) Year completed Owner Notes Garissa Solar Power Station [51] Garissa County: 55 2017 Kenya Rural Electrification Authority [51] Alten Solar Power Station: Uasin Gishu County
It is anticipated that construction will commence in H2 2024, last 28 months and conclude in H2 2026. [1] In January 2024, KenGen solicited bids from qualified companies and consortia to provide consulting services for the "supervision and management of the 42.5MW" solar power plant.
The solar farm sits on 85 hectares (210 acres) and consists of 200,200 solar panels and is expected to be the largest in East and Central Africa. It is expected to create about 1,000 jobs during the construction period. [4] The power from this power station is enough to power about 625,000 homes. [5]
Kenya has one of the highest household solar ownership rate in the world. [27] More Kenyans are turning to solar power due to relatively high connectivity costs to the grid and the abundance of solar power in Kenya. [28] Solar photovoltaic systems are particularly prevalent among rural households with limited access to grid electricity. [27]