Kenya: Voith begins work at Wanjii hydro

Germany’s Voith GmbH has begun work modernising the 7.4MW Wanjii hydroelectric plant, the company announced on 5 March. Voith will replace the turbines, generators, control technology and electromechanical equipment. This is expected to increase output by around 20% as well as making maintenance easier for the plant owner KenGen and allowing the utility to regulate generation remotely. Work is expected to be completed in mid-2019. Wanjii currently comprises four horizontal Francis turbines and draws water from the Mathioya and Maragua rivers.