Kenya has signed a $59 million (Sh5 billion) deal with a Spanish firm for the construction of a substation power project. The plant will allow for the transmission of electricity imported from Ethiopia, the Lake Turkana wind project and the Kengen Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant into Nairobi.
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (Ketraco) signed the power transmission project with Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion SAU for the construction of the 220kV ring around the Nairobi Metropolitan area, which is expected to boost reliability of power in the capital.
The substation project — which will be financed by Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) and the Government — will offer a future evacuation outlet for the 280 MW Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant currently under construction. The power cannot reach the city through the existing Nairobi North 220 kV double circuit transmission lines.
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (Ketraco) signed the power transmission project with Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion SAU for the construction of the 220kV ring around the Nairobi Metropolitan area, which is expected to boost reliability of power in the capital.
The substation project — which will be financed by Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) and the Government — will offer a future evacuation outlet for the 280 MW Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant currently under construction. The power cannot reach the city through the existing Nairobi North 220 kV double circuit transmission lines.
