Problems in reservoir exploration could delay 105 MW Menengai Independent Power Producers project
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s pledge to Kenyans for a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of electricity by next year may not materialize after the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) said it will not be able to add 105 megawatts to the national grid by the end of the year.
A work plan by the company for the Menengai Independent Power Producers project outlines the steps the government must take, beginning with commissioning and drilling, to inject 105 MW into the national grid by the end of December.
According to company, the setback is due to tendering delays, but insiders attribute it to the absence of steam.
The geothermal company had in May picked three firms: Quantum Power, OrPower 4 and Sosian Energy to generate 107 MW where Geothermal Development Company would supply steam while investors built power plants.
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