List of power stations in Kenya
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Geothermal
| Station | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Status |
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| Olkaria I Geothermal Power Plant Olkaria I Geothermal Power Plant The Olkaria I Geothermal Power Plant is one of Kenya's largest geothermal power plant having an installed electric capacity of 45 MW.... |
45 | Operational | |
| Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant The Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant is one of Kenya's largest geothermal power plants, has installed electric capacity of 70 MW. In 2010 capacity was expanded to 105 MW.... |
70 | Operational | |
| Olkaria III Geothermal Power Plant | 48 | Operational | |
Hydroelectric
| Station | Type | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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| Gitaru Power Station 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.... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
225 | 1999 | |
| Kiambere Power Station 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.... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
168 | 1988 | |
| Kindaruma Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
44 | 1968 | |
| Masinga Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
40 | 1981 | |
| Gogo Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
2 | 1957 | |
| Kamburu Power Station 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.... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
100 | 1974 | |
| Mesco Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
0.4 | 1930 | |
| Ndula Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
2.0 | 1924 | |
| Sagana Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
1.5 | 1956 | |
| Sondu - Miriu Power Station | Run of river | 60 | 2007 | |
| Tana Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
14.4 | 1954 | |
| Turkwel Power Station 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... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
106 | 1991 | 1°55′0"N 35°20′30"E |
| Wanjii Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
7.4 | 1954 | |
| Sosiani Power Station | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
0.4 | 1955 | |
Thermal
| Station | Type | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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| Kipevu Kipevu Kipevu is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. Located in the Changamwe Constituency, it had a population of 44,720 in 1999.... |
Oil Oil An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils.... |
4°2′S 39°38′E | ||
| Nairobi Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is... |
Gas Gas Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons... |
1°17′S 36°49′E |
Wind
| Station | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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| Ngong | 5.1 | 1993 |
See also
- List of power stations in Africa
- List of largest power stations in the world