List of power stations in Kenya
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Fossil fuels: oil, coal, and gas
Station | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned |
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Kipevu I Thermal Power Station | 4°2′S 39°38′E | Heavy fuel oil | 63 | 1999 |
Tsavo Thermal Power Station | 4°2′S 39°38′E | Heavy fuel oil | 75[33] | 2001 |
Nairobi South Thermal Power Station | 1°17′S 36°49′E | Heavy fuel oil | 109 | 1997 |
Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station | 01°27′30″S 37°00′14″E | Heavy fuel oil | 80[34] | 2014 |
Lamu Coal Power Station | 2°17′S 40°51′E | Coal | 960[35] | Cancelled |
Biojoule Thermal Power Station | 0°51′S 36°22′E | Biogas | 2.6[36] | 2015 |
Baringo Thermal Power Station | 0°31′S 35°45′E | Biogas | 10.8[37] | 2015 |
Thika Thermal Power Station[38] | 03°56′S 39°40′E[39] | Heavy fuel oil | 87 | 2012 |
Rabai Thermal Power Station[40] | 03°56′S 39°40′E[41] | Heavy fuel oil | 90 | 2009 |
Dongo Kundu Thermal Power Station | 04°04′S 39°37′E | Liquefied natural gas[42] | 700[42] | Cancelled 2016[43] |
Wind
Station | Location | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Notes |
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Ngong Hills Wind Power Station[44] | 01°22′52″N 36°38′08″E | 25.5[45] | 1993[44] | |
Lake Turkana Wind Power Station | 02°43′33″N 36°48′06″E | 310[46] | 2018 | |
Kipeto Wind Power Station[47] | 01°43′09″S 36°41′40″E | 100[48] | January 2021 | Operational |
Meru Wind Power Station[49] | 00°19′47″N 37°35′30″E | 400[49] | 2017 (expected)[49] | Planned |
Lamu Wind Power Station[50] | 02°24′59″S 40°44′32″E | 90[50] | 2020 (expected) | Planned |
Solar
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Garissa Solar Power Station[51] | Garissa County | 00°18′58″S 39°41′53″E | 55 | 2017 [51] | Kenya Rural Electrification Authority | |
Alten Solar Power Station | Uasin Gishu County | 55 | ||||
Radiant Solar Power Station | Uasin Gishu County | 40 | ||||
Eldosol Solar Power Station | Uasin Gishu County | 40 | ||||
Kopere Solar Power Station | 50 | |||||
Malindi Solar Power Station |
See also
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