China-supported geothermal plant to start electricity supply in March

Principal Secretary State Department for Energy Alex Wachira during the announcement of Kenya Power's financial results for the Financial Year 2023/2024 at Stanley Hotel, Nairobi on October 29, 2024.

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China-backed OrPower 22 will start supplying geothermal electricity to Kenya Power in March, boosting efforts to improve supply amid fast-growing demand.

Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira told this publication that the 35MW plant, whose total cost is $92 million (Sh11.86 billion), is complete and that tests begin next month.

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