Sh9bn power line to Lamu

The Sh9 billion Ribe-Lamu power line to connect Lamu Port is expected to be complete by October 2012, a Chinese Engineer said on Thursday. Mr Cheng Chuangeng, who is the project manager, told press on Tuesday that the project is going on as planned and will cover all 328.5 kilometers from Rabai in Kaloleni to Magogoni in Lamu by the said date. read on: http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Sh9bn+power+line+to+Lamu+to+be+completed+October+/-/1006/1232728/-/mf45g5/-/index.html

The Study to electrify Tana River, Lamu and Malindi Districts was completed in 1995 by Fitchner. The Study established that a 132 kV line was required in between Kilifi and Garsen and further recommended that it would be necessary to upgrade the 132 kV line by the year 2010 as well as upgrade the envisaged 112 Km 33 kV line between Garsen and Lamu to 132kV. This Project was not implemented as proposed then and it is envisaged that it will now be implemented by the year 2010. The components of the project include:
i. 96 km of a 220 kV single circuit line from Rabai to Malindi and a 220kV bay at
Rabai and 220/ 33kV substation at Malindi;
ii. 116 km of a 220kV single circuit line from Malindi to Garsen and a 220/132/33 kV
substation at Garsen and;
iii. 108 km of 132 kV line to Lamu and 132/33 kV substation at Lamu.
source: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED RABAIMALINDIGARSEN 220 KV & GARSEN – LAMU 132 KV TRANSMISSION LINES AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTATIONS July 2009