Kenya: KenGen raises Olkaria output

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has added another 70MW of energy to the grid from the Olkaria geothermal project, as part of plans to increase output by 280MW this year. A first 70MW was added in July, another in August and a third in September. The final 70MW will be added in November. The new capacity more than doubles KenGen’s steam power output to 398MW now from 158MW in December, and is expected to reduce demand for expensive thermal power.