GDC to add 49 megawatts to the national grid by end of the year

GDC Regional Manager North Rift John Lagat speaks during Japan International Cooperation Agency's mission to GDC in Nakuru on May 25, 2022.[Harun Wathari, Standard]

Geothermal Development Company has said it will add 49 megawatts of geothermal power to the national grid from Menengai Crater after an 11-year wait.

The company began drilling the first well on the floor of the crater to tap geothermal energy in February 2011.