KenGen - Olkaria III Power Plant Expansion - Plant 2

General Information
Owner Ormat Technologies
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile)
Location Nakuru, Nakuru County, Kenya
Status --
Sector Power, Generation, Coal Power Plant
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 100
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 15
Net Value $15m
Award Date February 2010
Completion Date May 2013
Last Updated On May 2013
ProjectId (Old, New) 23520, 243808


Ormat Technologies, the private owner of Olkaria III complex in Naivasha, planned the expansion by constructing a second power plant.

The capacity is expected to increase by 36 MW from initial 48 MW.

Scope of the project:

*Digging of wells

*Installation of feeder transmission lines

*Associated works

Second Section

02 May 2013

Ormat Technologies completed the construction work on the expansion of Plant 2 in the Olkaria III complex in Naivasha, Kenya, increasing the plant’s total generating capacity by 36 MW.

17 February 2010

Ormat Technologies signed a letter of intent with Kenya Power & Lighting Co. (KPLC) for further expansion of its Olkaria III power plant by 36 MW as a part of its expansion under Phase 2.

01 February 2010

Budget is an estimate.