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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’.
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 ]
Station Location Capacity ()Notes Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station: 268.3 [1]: Olkaria II Geothermal Power Station: 105: Olkaria III Geothermal Power Station
The Olkaria III Power Station first started operation in 2000, running one Ormat power plant with a generation capacity of 13 megawatts (17,000 hp). In January 2009 new infrastructure was installed, adding another 35 megawatts (47,000 hp) to the plant's capacity. Later, 36 megawatts (48,000 hp) production capacity was installed.
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 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]
In 2020 Kenya had total installed generation capacity of 2,840 megawatts. [6] Of that, 863.1 megawatts (30.4 percent), were derived from geothermal sources. [7] Olkaria VII helps the country increase its generation capacity to 5,000MW by 2030 and also increases the geothermal content towards the 50 percent goal by ethe same date.
The facility is located in the Greater Olkaria Geothermal Area, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), by road, south of the existing Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station, and approximately 127 kilometres (79 mi), northwest of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. [2]