Sosian set to be first IPP to tap geothermal and sell electricity

Sosian energy Director Kigen Moi (center) flanked by staff at the company located at Menengai crater in Nakuru county on June 8, 2023. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A local Independent Power Producing (IPP) Company is set to commission 35 megawatts of electricity from the Menengai geothermal wells by July this year.

Sosian Energy, undertaking its operations in Menengai Caldera in Nakuru under a Public-Private Partnership, is expected to inject 35MW of electricity to the national grid in phases. Sosian Energy Director Kigen Moi yesterday said the first phase will see 22MW of power being injected into the national grid by the end of this month.