EU gives Sh6b for rehabilitation of Olkaria geothermal power plants

European Investment Bank (EIB) vice-president Thomas Ostros (centre) with KenGen staff during a tour of Olkaria geothermal power plants in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The European Union (EU) has committed Sh6 billion towards rehabilitating Olkaria I and IV power plants in Naivasha.

The move will enhance the government's target of increasing the use of renewable energy in the country by an extra 40 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power into the national grid.