Menengai I Geothermal Power Station

The Menengai I Geothermal Power Station is a 35 MW (47,000 hp) geothermal power plant under construction in Kenya.

Menengai I Geothermal Power Station
Location of Menengai I Geothermal Power Station
Country
LocationMenengai, Nakuru County, Kenya
Coordinates00°11′35″S 36°04′12″E
StatusUnder construction
Commission date2016 (Expected)
Owner(s)Oromat Technologies Inc., Civicon & Symbion Power
Power generation
Nameplate capacity35 MW (47,000 hp)

Location

The facility is located in the Menengai Crater, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), north of the city of Nakuru, where the county headquarters relocated.[1] This is approximately 185 kilometres (115 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya.[2] The coordinates of Menengai Crater are: 0°11'35.0"S, 36°04'12.0"E (Latitude:-0.193048; Longitude:36.070000).[3]

Overview

Geothermal Development Company (GDC), a company wholly owned by the Kenyan government has drilled geothermal wells in the Menengai Crater, whose total capacity can generate up to 105 MW (141,000 hp) of electric energy. GDC will sell the steam to three independent power producers (IPPs) to build three geothermal power stations, each with capacity of 35 MW (47,000 hp). The power stations are:[4][5] 1. Menengai I Geothermal Power Station: Owned by Orpower Twenty Two. 2. Menengai II Geothermal Power Station: Owned by Quantum Power East Africa and 3. Menengai III Geothermal Power Station: Owned by Sosian Energy.

Menengai I Geothermal Power Station uses new geothermal technology jointly developed by Toshiba Corporation and Ormat Technologies Inc to harness more energy from the steam supplied to the plant by increasing efficiency.[6]

Ownership

The power station is owned by a consortium (Orpower Twenty Two), whose shareholding is illustrated in the table below:[7] Swiss Vital Capital became a shareholder in 2018, after Israel's Ormat Technologies indicated its intention to divest from the project in 2018.[7]

Shareholding in Menengai I Geothermal Power Station
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1Vital Capital50.00
2Symbion Power25.0
3Civicon Limited24.0
Total100.00

See also

References
  1. GFC (4 April 2016). "Distance between Nakuru, Kenya and Menengai Crater, Nakuru, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. GFC (4 April 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Menengai Crater, Nakuru, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. Google (4 April 2016). "Location of Menengai Crater, Nakuru County, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. Tony Owori (7 January 2015). "Menengai geothermal to save nation KSh 13 billion". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. Francis Mureithi (14 February 2015). "Geothermal power from Menengai to be cheaper... at Sh7khw". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. Odhiambo, Allan (15 October 2015). "Menengai power plant picked to pioneer new geothermal technology". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. Africa-Energy (27 June 2020). "Kenya: Vital Capital invests in Menengai IPP". Hastings, United Kingdom: Africa-Energy.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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