Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station
Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station | |
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Country | Kenya |
Location | Hell's Gate National Park |
Coordinates | 00°54′33″S 36°16′35″E / 0.90917°S 36.27639°E |
Status | Under construction |
Commission date | 2019 |
Owner(s) | Kengen |
Operator(s) | |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 x 79MW |
Nameplate capacity | 158 megawatts (212,000 hp) |
The Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station, also known as the Olkaria V Geothermal Power Plant is a power station in Kenya, with an electric capacity of 158 megawatts (212,000 hp).[1][2]
Location
The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Hell's Gate National Park, in Nakuru County, approximately 113 kilometres (70 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Nakuru, where the county headquarters are located.[3] Olkaria is approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya.[4]
Overview
The Olkaria 5 project generates 140 MW,[5] although other reliable sources have put planned capacity at 158 megawatts (212,000 hp).[6][7] The power station is jointly financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). The budgeted cost is Sh40 billion (US$400 million).[5]
A consortium of two Japanese firms and one Kenyan company, was selected to provide the necessary equipment and build the power plant. Mitsubishi Corporation supplied the main equipment. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems transported the equipment from the port of Mombasa to the construction site at Olkaria and installed the machinery. H Young & Company (HY), a Kenyan outfit, supplied the remaining parts required to construct the power station. HY is also responsible for civil engineering works and installation of the parts that they provide.[8]
The Olkaria V plant in Great Rift Valley, Kenya was first synchronized to the National Grid on June 28 2019 and its first unit has reached its full design output of 79 MW,[9] and a second unit came online in October 2019,[1] bringing Kenya's total geothermal capacity to between 700 and 850 MW.[10]
History
Olkaria 5 power plant is another in a series of six geothermal stations either planned or already operational in the Olkaria area in Nakuru County.[5][11] Construction began in April 2017.[12] Completion and commercial power production began in 2019.[1][8]
Ownership
Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station is wholly owned by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen).[6][11]
See also
- List of power stations in Kenya
- Geothermal power in Kenya
- Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station
- Olkaria II Geothermal Power Station
- Olkaria III Geothermal Power Station
- Olkaria IV Geothermal Power Station
References
- ^ a b c M, Dominic (24 October 2019). "Unit II of Olkaria V geothermal power plant in Kenya fully operational". Construction Review Online.
- ^ REW Editors (10 January 2017). "KenGen Plans Olkaria V Geothermal Project". Renewable Energy World (REW). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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has generic name (help) - ^ GFC (26 September 2017). "Distance between Nakuru, Nakuru County, Kenya and Olkaria, Nakuru County, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ GFC (26 September 2017). "Distance between Nairobi Central, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya and Olkaria, Nakuru County, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Irungu, Geoffrey (13 March 2016). "KenGen woos financiers to its mega power investments". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b Xinhua (6 March 2017). "Kenya set to begin construction of 158 MW geothermal power plant". Xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Itimu, Kiruti (29 July 2019). "KenGen's Olkaria V Unit 1 Goes Live, Performs Better than Expected". Techweez.
- ^ a b Ngugi, Brian (1 March 2017). "Mitsubishi Corp led-consortium wins tender to build 140MW Olkaria plant". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Reuters (31 July 2019). "KenGen's latest geothermal plant adds 79 MW to grid". Standard Digital. Nairobi. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Olkaria PPP Investor Conference 140MW PPP Geothermal Project 27th November, 2019" (PDF). KenGen.
- ^ a b Reuters Staff (27 September 2012). "KenGen invites bids for 560MW geothermal plants". Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Muthoni, Nyambura (28 April 2017). "KenGen launches 158MW Olkaria V geothermal power plant". Kenya Free Press. Nairobi. Retrieved 26 September 2017.