The following page lists power stations in Kenya .
Station | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned |
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Kipevu I Thermal Power Station | 4°2′S39°38′E / 4.033°S 39.633°E | Heavy fuel oil | 63 | 1999 |
Tsavo Thermal Power Station | 4°2′S39°38′E / 4.033°S 39.633°E | Heavy fuel oil | 75 [33] | 2001 |
Nairobi South Thermal Power Station | 1°17′S36°49′E / 1.283°S 36.817°E | Heavy fuel oil | 109 | 1997 |
Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station | 01°27′30″S37°00′14″E / 1.45833°S 37.00389°E | Heavy fuel oil | 80 [34] | 2014 |
Lamu Coal Power Station | 2°17′S40°51′E / 2.283°S 40.850°E | Coal | 960 [35] | Cancelled |
Biojoule Thermal Power Station | 0°51′S36°22′E / 0.850°S 36.367°E | Biogas | 2.6 [36] | 2015 |
Baringo Thermal Power Station | 0°31′S35°45′E / 0.517°S 35.750°E | Biogas | 10.8 [37] | 2015 |
Thika Thermal Power Station [38] | 03°56′S39°40′E / 3.933°S 39.667°E [39] | Heavy fuel oil | 87 | 2012 |
Rabai Thermal Power Station [40] | 03°56′S39°40′E / 3.933°S 39.667°E [41] | Heavy fuel oil | 90 | 2009 |
Dongo Kundu Thermal Power Station | 04°04′S39°37′E / 4.067°S 39.617°E | Liquefied natural gas [42] | 700 [42] | Cancelled 2016 [43] |
Station | Location | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Notes |
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Ngong Hills Wind Power Station [44] | 01°22′52″N36°38′08″E / 1.38111°N 36.63556°E | 25.5 [45] | 1993 [44] | |
Lake Turkana Wind Power Station | 02°43′33″N36°48′06″E / 2.72583°N 36.80167°E | 310 [46] | 2018 | |
Kipeto Wind Power Station [47] | 01°43′09″S36°41′40″E / 1.71917°S 36.69444°E | 100 [48] | January 2021 | Operational |
Meru Wind Power Station [49] | 00°19′47″N37°35′30″E / 0.32972°N 37.59167°E | 400 [49] | 2017 (expected) [49] | Planned |
Lamu Wind Power Station [50] | 02°24′59″S40°44′32″E / 2.41639°S 40.74222°E | 90 [50] | 2020 (expected) | Planned[ needs update ] |
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Garissa Solar Power Station [51] | Garissa County | 00°18′58″S39°41′53″E / 0.31611°S 39.69806°E | 55 | 2017 | Kenya Rural Electrification Authority | [51] |
Alten Solar Power Station | Uasin Gishu County | 00°24′47″N35°24′04″E / 0.41306°N 35.40111°E | 55 | 2023 | Alten Energías Renovables | [52] |
Radiant Solar Power Station | Uasin Gishu County | 00°25′32″N35°21′40″E / 0.42556°N 35.36111°E | 40 | 2021 | Radiant Energy | [53] |
Eldosol Solar Power Station | Uasin Gishu County | 00°25′32″N35°21′37″E / 0.42556°N 35.36028°E | 40 | 2021 | Eldosol Solar Consortium | [54] |
Kopere Solar Power Station | Nandi County | 00°00′02″S35°11′50″E / 0.00056°S 35.19722°E | 50 | 2021 (Expected) | Voltalia Portugal SA | [55] |
Malindi Solar Power Station | Kilifi County | 03°12′25″S39°44′49″E / 3.20694°S 39.74694°E | 52 | 2022 | Malindi Solar Group Limited | [56] |
KenGen Floating Solar Power Station | Machakos County | 00°48′27″S37°41′06″E / 0.80750°S 37.68500°E | 42.5 | 2026 Expected | KenGen | [57] |
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