KenGen has announced plans to increase renewable energy deployment in the country, adding 3000 megawatts (MW) from clean energy sources to the grid as it seeks to diversify away from costly thermal sources.
This new operation will be primarily driven by deploying up to 2000MW of baseload power drawn from geothermal and hydro sources to stabilize the country’s energy sources.
The upcoming 305 MW geothermal projects, 280 MW from Olkaria and 25 MW from the Eburru geothermal power plant, were singled out by KenGen’s Ag. CEO stated that construction would begin immediately after receiving the necessary approvals.
Furthermore, the company intends to use new technology to reconstruct its oldest geothermal power plant, the 45MW Olkaria I, to breathe new life into it and raise its power generation to more than 60MW.
“We will also be rolling out plans to up-rate the turbines for the Olkaria I additional units 4 and 5 and Olkaria IV power plants to increase their output by an additional 40MW,” said Serem.
KenGen has announced plans to rehabilitate its Gogo hydropower plant on the country’s western border, growing its capacity from 2MW to approximately 8MW.
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