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Menengai geothermal project, Kenya

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24th February 2023

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Menengai geothermal project.

Location
Nakuru County, Kenya.

Project Owner/s
Private power company Globeleq.

Project Description
Menengai is a 35 MW greenfield geothermal project and part of the first phase of the wider Menengai complex, which is the second large-scale geothermal field being developed in Kenya after Olkaria.

The project will be supplied with steam from the Kenya government-owned Geothermal Development Company, under a  25-year project implementation and steam supply agreement.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
$108-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Construction of the project is expected to start in the first quarter of 2023, once financial close has been concluded.

Globeleq will operate and maintain the power plant once it has reached commercial operations in 2025.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Globeleq project enquiries: Director, business development – head of East Africa,
Edouard Wenseleers, email Edouard.wenseleers@globeleq.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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