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Power Plants in Kenya

Kenya has 30 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 76th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 12 operating and 18 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.9 GW across 12 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Tana River nuclear power plant (4.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (11), Geothermal Development Company (GDC) (5) and Kenya Craftskills Energy International Ltd (2) — Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC alone is named on 37% of them. Half of Kenya's power plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 12 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Gitaru hydroelectric plant, dating from 1978. 18 are in the pipeline, led by Tana River nuclear power plant (4.0 GW), under construction. They account for 51% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Kenya.

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30
Power Plant in Kenya
#76
of 155 countries
1.9 GW
Operating capacity
18
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Kenya

Who owns Kenya's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Gitaru hydroelectric plant (1978) · newest Kipeto wind farm (2021) · 12 of 30 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Kenya?
OverWatts maps 30 power plants in Kenya — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 76th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Kenya?
Tana River nuclear power plant, at 4.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Kenya's power plants have?
About 1.9 GW operating across 12 plants, with a further 9.3 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Kenya?
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 11 of 30 (37%). Next are Geothermal Development Company (GDC) (5), Kenya Craftskills Energy International Ltd (2) and Nuclear Power And Energy Agency (2).
How old are Kenya's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 12 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Gitaru hydroelectric plant (1978); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Kenya?
18 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Tana River nuclear power plant (4.0 GW), Siaya nuclear power plant (1.0 GW) and Marsabit 1GW (KenGen) wind farm (1.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Kenya

Cement Plant 14Interconnector 3LNG Terminal 2Oil & Gas Field 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Refinery 1Pipeline 1Data Centre 1Export Terminal 1Chemical Plant 1Iron Ore Mine 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335