With indications from various sources, it is now great to report that Olkaria V has successfully reached full load operations.
Units 1 and 2 are now injecting more than 160MW to the national grid. The capacity initially planned as 2×77 MW actually produces 2×85 MW.
We congratulate all involved in this great achievement. This achievement reinforces Kenya commitment with renewables and reduction of carbon emissions and global warming.
The Olkaria V geothermal plant, is one of the largest geothermal power plants currently under construction and the largest African geothermal plant.
The announcement was made by SGC – Steam & Gesto Consortium. This consortium consists of Steam from Italy and Gesto Energy from Portugal.
The project was worked on by SGC for KenGen – Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC. In this fascinating project STEAM has performed for Gathering and Power plant: Concept and Detailed Design, technical specifications & Bid Document Preparation and Pre-Qualification (PQ) documents preparation; Assistance in prequalification, bidding, bid evaluation, negotiations and Award processes for the EPC contractor; Supervision of the construction and commissioning ; Transfer of Knowledge.
We will report with further details soon.
Source: STEAM Group SRL via LinkedIn
