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State targets extra 421MW to grid by 2030
Steam emitted at the geothermal wells at the Olkaria Kengen power station in Naivasha, Nakuru County on June 2020. Kenya plans to drill 34 new geothermal wells.
Kenya plans to drill 34 new geothermal wells to add 421 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the grid by 2030 and install battery storage systems for wind and solar power amid rapidly rising electricity demand.
This comes as Kenya targets connecting an additional 1.3 million customers to the Kenya Power network.