Category: Electrical Contracting

KenGen to commission Olkaria V next month

One of the wells awaiting exploitation at the Olkaria Geothermal field in Naivasha. The Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company is drilling 10 new wells in the Olkaria area to generate steam that will add an extra 140MW (megawatts) into the national grid. Construction work for the 158-megawatt Olkaria V geothermal power project will begin next month, Energy PS Joseph Njoroge has said. State owned power producer KenGen is putting up the project at a cost of Sh40 billion, mainly funded by…

KenGen Wins EAPIC Awards

KenGen scored a double win at the prestigious East African Power Industry Awards gala in Nairobi when the company was voted best in East Africa in the categories of Excellence in Power Generation and Outstanding Clean Power Project Award. Bot awards are in recognition for the 280MW Olkaria Geothermal Expansion Project. The awards which honour outstanding power industry professionals, projects and companies in the East African region were awarded at a colorful dinner gala held on Thursday evening in a…