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    Kenya began construction of an 83 MW geothermal power plant

    • Last Update: 2022-12-28
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    Kenya has reportedly begun construction of a geothermal power plant to add 83 megawatts of power generation to the national grid
    .
    Geothermal power is Kenya's second largest source
    of electricity after hydropower.
    The country's total installed capacity is about 2,336 MW
    .

    President Uhuru Kenyatta attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Olcaria plant, about 112 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi
    .

    The plant, owned by state-run Kenya Power Generation Company (KenGen) and built by Japan's Marubeni Corporation, is expected to be completed
    in 2021.

    The government estimates that electricity demand will grow at an annual rate of 9% by 2021 before falling to 7%.

    Kenya Power Generation plans to add 1,745 megawatts of geothermal power by 2025 as part of the government's push for the end of fossil fuels and an industrialisation push to provide jobs for its young population
    .

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    Kenya has reportedly begun construction of a geothermal power plant to add 83 megawatts of power generation to the national grid
    .
    Geothermal power is Kenya's second largest source
    of electricity after hydropower.
    The country's total installed capacity is about 2,336 MW
    .

    power plant

    President Uhuru Kenyatta attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Olcaria plant, about 112 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi
    .

    The plant, owned by state-run Kenya Power Generation Company (KenGen) and built by Japan's Marubeni Corporation, is expected to be completed
    in 2021.

    The government estimates that electricity demand will grow at an annual rate of 9% by 2021 before falling to 7%.

    Kenya Power Generation plans to add 1,745 megawatts of geothermal power by 2025 as part of the government's push for the end of fossil fuels and an industrialisation push to provide jobs for its young population
    .

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