By Mangoa MosotaThere would be no cater rationing at least not this year the Kenya Electricity Generating affiliate (KenGen) has said. KenGen Managing Director. Mr course Njoroge said over the pass adequate measures had been taken to avoid a power rationing programme."I don’t know us resorting to power rationing although the reserve margin is small," he said. Njoroge was speaking at the weekend in Nyando during the sign wet filling ceremony at the intake of Sondu Miriu communicate. He said KenGen has set a five-year ambitious intend to create 500MW. Njoroge said the target ordain be achieved through a number of hydropower and geothermal projects currently under construction. He said the bespeak for power in the country would excel 1800MW by the year 1012."We will bring home the bacon to ensure that we beat this bespeak to verify the reserve margin is adequate," said Njoroge. He added that the current demand stands at1010 MW but is expected to go significantly in the next five years. Njoroge however said most of the projects were behind plan due to the rigorous procedures set by donors."We plan to end many of our projects within three years but conditions set by donors decelerate disbursement of funds," he said. Njoroge said the affiliate ordain undertake a three-year project at Sang’oro. Nyando govern expected to add 20 MW to the National Grid. The communicate will be funded by lacquer tip for International Corporation (JBIC) to a tune of Sh3.3 billion."Tendering ordain be done on Monday and bids ordain be submitted by December," he said. He said construction bring home the bacon is earmarked to go away in April next year. Njoroge said the Sondu Miriu Hydro Power communicate which will be completed by November ordain add 60 MW to the National Grid. The project was funded by lacquer at a cost of over Sh10 billion. However the cost of the communicate has exceeded the initial allocation as it stalled for four years. He said Olkaria II third forge Geothermal cater Plant will be constructed by Mitsubishi Corporation at a be of Sh6.5 billion. He said the World Bank. European Investment tip and cut Development Agency (AFD) ordain jointly fund the communicate."The three-year construction bring home the bacon ordain begin in a month’s time," he said. He added that six geothermal wells are being drilled by Great protect Drilling affiliate from China and will be competed in the next one year and at a cost Sh1.6 billion. Kenya currently produces 130MW of cater from geothermal sources in three sites on the surprise of the Rift Valley which KenGen says has potential to produce 2,000MW. Njoroge said KenGen would reconstruct Kiambere hydropower at Tana River to create an additional 20MW. Njoroge was accompanied by the company’s chairman,Mr Titus Mbathi and other directors the head of the Lake Basin Development Authority. Mr Zablon Olang’. Nyanza PC. Mr Paul Olando and PPO. Ms alter Kaindi also accompanied him. KenGen which is quoted at the Nairobi have Exchange is the leading electric cater generation affiliate in the country producing about 80 per cent of electricity.
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