Friday, August 28, 2015

East Africa: Geothermal Developer Wins Big in Regional Power Industry Awards

KenGen scores double win at the East African Power Industry Awards (EAPIC)


The Kenya Electricity Generating Company or KenGen scored a double win at the inaugural East African Power Industry Awards in Nairobi on Thursday evening when the utility won the Outstanding Clean Power Award and also took top place in the Excellence in Power Generation category.

The awards honor the outstanding power professionals and projects in the East African region and the sold-out gala dinner took place during the East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) that gathered more than 1200 energy professionals in the Kenyan capital this week.

KenGen won in the Outstanding Clean Power Project category for the Olkaria Expansion Project, , Kenya. The judges commented “The final piece in one of the largest geothermal power projects in the world. Making Kenya a world leader in Geothermal energy and significantly contributing to bringing down the cost of power in Kenya by directly offsetting thermal based generation”.

KenGen also won in the Excellence in Power Generation category.

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