Donor funding row freezes KenGen’s Sh32bn project

A wide view of Olkaria Geothermal Projects spread across Hell's Gate National Park on October 15, 2024.

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A standoff between the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and its financier, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has stalled a key consultancy tender for the Sh32 billion Olkaria VII geothermal project.

The High Court has now backed KenGen’s decision to terminate the procurement for the consultancy services, quashing a tribunal’s ruling that had ordered the process to proceed despite the funding stalemate.

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