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Cheaper energy dream further away as delays push 105MW project to 2017

The Sh25.5 billion ($210 million) construction of three geothermal power plants in Menengai, Nakuru County, will be delayed for about two years.

The setback in the 105 megawatts project has been caused by the Government and other value chain players’ failure to provide Independent Power Producers (IPPs) with the necessary documents, project stakeholders have said.

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