KenGen to add 1,500MW of power to grid in Sh560b financing plan

KenGen engineers at geothermal wells in Olkaria Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

KenGen has announced an ambitious ten year programme plan to double the country's electricity production at a cost of more than Sh560 billion (USD4.3 billion).

Under the 2024-34 strategic plan, the electricity generation company will pump an extra 1,500MW into the national grid with half of it coming from geothermal energy.