Friday, March 1, 2019

Kenya: “We expect Quantum to start construction of their [geothermal] power plant either in March or April this year” - GDC Official

GDC allays fears over 5-year delay on Sh4.2 billion project (Standard)

Geothermal Development Company (GDC) Managing Director Johnson ole Nchoe attributed the delay in the execution of the contract to challenges in getting money from Treasury. The State is fully funding the project.

“I am happy to report that after the long delays, the project is now complete and the contractor will soon hand it over to us,” he said.

There have also been fears that the project might not offer enough steam to produce the needed power. But GDC General Manager for Resource Development Cornel Ofwona dismissed the claims, saying the Menengai field had enough steam to generate 105 megawatts (MW).

Mr Ofwona said Quantum East Africa Power Limited - one of the three independent power producers (IPPs) - has secured funding from the African Development Bank to generate about 35 MW of power.

“We expect Quantum to start construction of their power plant either in March or April this year,” Ofwona said.

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