Kenya Electricity Generating Company
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Not to be confused with the associated Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Kenya Power is a limited liability company which transmits, distributes and retails electricity to customers throughout Kenya. KPLC is a public company listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange . The company is a national electric utility company, managing electric metering, licensing, billing,...

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Kenya Electricity Generating Company or simply KenGen is a state-owned company, the largest power producing company in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 producing about 80 % of the electricity consumed in the country.

The company owns fourteen (14) hydropower stations
Hydropower
Hydropower, hydraulic power, hydrokinetic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as...

 with a combined capacity of 615.3 MW, three thermal power plants of 147 MW, two geothernal power plants
Geothermal
Geothermal is related to energy and may refer to:* The geothermal gradient and associated heat flows from within the Earth- Renewable technology :...

 of 115 MW and one wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...

 of 5.1 MW resulting a total installed capacity of 882.4 MW for KenGen.

The company was founded in 1998 when it was separated from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Kenya Power is a limited liability company which transmits, distributes and retails electricity to customers throughout Kenya. KPLC is a public company listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange . The company is a national electric utility company, managing electric metering, licensing, billing,...

 (KPLC). The KenGen shares are also listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
Nairobi Stock Exchange
The Nairobi Securities Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Kenya. It began in 1954 as an overseas stock exchange while Kenya was still a British colony with permission of the London Stock Exchange. The NSE is a member of the African Stock Exchanges Association...

 since 2006.

Hydroelectric

  • Gitaru Hydro Power Plant
    Gitaru Hydro Power Plant
    The Gitaru Hydro Power Plant is one of Kenya's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 225 MW....

  • Gogo Hydro Power Plant
  • Kamburu Hydro Power Plant
    Kamburu Hydro Power Plant
    The Kamburu Hydro Power Plant is one of Kenya's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 96 MW....

  • Kiambere Hydro Power Plant
    Kiambere Hydro Power Plant
    The Kiambere Hydro Power Plant is one of Kenya's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 168 MW....

  • Kinduruma Hydro Power Plant
  • Masinga Hydro Power Plant
  • Mesco Hydro Power Plant
  • Ndula Hydro Power Plant
  • Sagana Hydro Power Plant
  • Sondu Miriu Hydro Power Plant
  • Sosiani Hydro Power Plant
  • Tana Hydro Power Plant
  • Turkwel Hydro Power Plant
    Turkwel Hydro Power Plant
    The Turkwel Hydro Power Plant is Kenya's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 106 MW.The dam, Kenya's largest, is located on the Turkwel River in NW Kenya...

  • Wanjii Hydro Power Plant
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