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Kenya Launches Biggest Geothermal Plant (CRIENGLISH.com)

Olkaria II Power Station (Courtesy
Kenya Electricity Generating Company)

Kenya on Monday launched its biggest investment in geothermal power generation with the commissioning of the Olkaria IV 280 MWe plant at Naivasha, about 100 km west of the capital Nairobi.

The project of nearly 950 million U.S. dollars will be completed in December 2014, enabling geothermal to contribute 30 percent to the country's energy mix.

"This project is a tipping point of geothermal generation in Kenya. It is a stamp that Kenya is serious about geothermal generation," Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN) Managing Director Eddy Njoroge said during the launch.

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