Germany has committed to funding the expansion of Kenya’s Olkaria Geothermal Station to increase its capacity. Earlier this year, KenGen announced that it is embarking on the rehabilitation of several of its geothermal power plants. “As part of the Company’s strategy and in line with the national electricity master plans, KenGen intends to develop Olkaria II Extension Geothermal Power Plant in Olkaria field. The estimated equivalent output of the steam available for Olkaria II Extension is 140MW.”Have you read? Kenya looks to boost geothermal output through Italian investmentEarlier this year, the EU committed Sh6 billion ($43.9 million) towards rehabilitating Olkaria I and IV plants in Naivasha.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 08, 2023 08:25 UTC