Wednesday, June 27, 2012

New Kindaruma dam unit to add 24MW

Kindaruma dam’s generation will go up to 72MW after the upgrade. Photo/File
A third unit at the Kindaruma dam has been commissioned and is expected to add 24 megawatts of electricity to the national grid. The new unit, which will take a year to complete, and the refurbishment of other two will cost Sh4.6 billion.


Kindaruma dam is Kenya’s oldest hydro-electric power generating plant. After the works, the units will produce 24 megawatts each, raising the combined output from Kindaruma dam from 40 megawatts to 72 megawatts. 
Read more: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/New+Kindaruma+dam+unit+to+add+24MW+/-/539550/1436540/-/1o4ct3/-/index.html

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