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KenGen to spend Sh32.2 billion on new geothermal electricity plant

Engineers from Kengen work on one of the geothermal wells in Olkaria Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) plans to spend Sh32.2 billion in building a new geothermal power plant at its fields in Olkaria, Naivasha.

The firm said the plant, which is expected to have a capacity of 80.3 megawatts, is part of its plans to bring onboard an additional 3,000MW of renewable energy to the national electricity grid over the next 10 years.

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