Monday, November 19, 2012

Kenya:

KenGen Plans 14 Temporary Steam Plants in Two Years (Business Daily)

KenGen is stepping up production of electricity from portable geothermal plants in a move that is set to boost the country’s power supply and raise the company’s earnings.

KenGen plans to build 14 temporary geothermal plants with a combined capacity of 65 MWe by 2014 after completing the piloting of a 5 MWe portable station late last year.

Construction of a typical geothermal plant takes between four to 10 years, but portable plants commonly known as wellheads take about six months.

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