Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station

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Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station
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Location of Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station in Kenya
Country Kenya
Coordinates 01°01′35″S37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333 Coordinates: 01°01′35″S37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Owner(s) Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Dam and spillways
Impounds Thika River
Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates 01°01′35″S37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333
Operator(s) Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Commission date 1924
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 2 X 1.0MW
Installed capacity 2.0 MW (2,700 hp)

The Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is a 2.0 MW (2,700 hp) hydroelectric power station on the Thika River in Kenya. [1]

The Thika River flows through Kiambu County in central Kenya and is a tributary of Tana River. The River forms a psychological boundary between the counties of Murang'a and Kiambu. The Thika River is a significant source of hydroelectric power in Kenya and provides most of the water supply for Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.

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Location

The power station is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi), by road, east of the town of Thika, Kiambu County. [2] This lies approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. [3] The coordinates of the power station are: 1°01'35.0"S, 37°14'36.0"E (Latitude:-1.026384; Longitude:37.243335). [4]

Kiambu County Place in Kenya

Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. The county is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi County and has a population of 1,623,282. Its governor is Ferdinand Waititu. The county is 40% rural and 60% urban owing to Nairobi's consistent growth Northwards. Kikuyu are the dominant tribe in the county.

Nairobi City in Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. The name comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to "cool water", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 3,138,369 in the 2009 census, while the metropolitan area has a population of 6,547,547. The city is popularly referred to as the Green City in the Sun.

Overview

Ndula Power Station was commissioned in 1924. It has two horizontal Francis turbines, driving two generators. It is owned and operated by Kenya Electricity Generating Company. [1]

Ownership

Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, a parastatal company of the government of Kenya.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company company

Kenya Electricity Generating Company or simply KenGen is a company, the largest power producing company in Kenya producing about 69% of the electricity consumed in the country.

Government of Kenya

The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) is the national government of the republic of Kenya which is composed of 47 Counties, each county with its own semi-autonomous governments. The national government is composed of three arms: the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. Each arm is independent of the other and their individual roles are set by the Constitution of Kenya. The full name of the country is the "Republic of Kenya". Its official Swahili name is 'Jamhuri ya Kenya'. Other terms such as GoK, GK and Serikali are popularly used to refer to the Kenyan government.

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References

  1. 1 2 KENGEN (12 April 2016). "Kenya Electricity Generating Company: Hydropower Stations". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN). Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (12 April 2016). "Distance between Thika, Kiambu, Kenya and Ndula Village Centre, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (12 April 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Ndula Village Centre, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (12 April 2016). "Location of Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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