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Kenya to add 53MW cheap geothermal power in 2026
Managing Director & CEO of the Geothermal Development Company Paul Ngugi before the Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy at Parliament buildings Nairobi on April 16, 2024.
An extra 53 megawatts of geothermal energy will be injected into the national grid priced at an average $0.069 per kilowatt-hour (Sh8.9 at current rates), boosting Kenya’s push to supply affordable electricity to consumers.
The additional power will come from the Olkaria I geothermal plant, which is being expanded from 45 megawatts to 63 megawatts, as well as from the 35-megawatt plant owned by OrPower 22.
