The construction of the first of three privately owned geothermal power plants at the Menengai Crater in Nakuru, Kenya, is set to start construction in December, according to local media reporting, including the Kenya Broadcast Corp.
The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has granted the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) the necessary licenses by the State to begin operations at the project site. OrPower22 (Ormat), Quantum Power East Africa and Sosian Menengai Energy are the three IPPs.
The combined project will see an approximate 105 MW of geothermal energy come online once completed. Each company will be responsible for bringing online 35 MW of power on a build-own-operate basis.