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Powering Generations to Generations

For seven decades, KenGen has been sustainably powering Kenya’s economic development and lives through reliable, clean and affordable electricity. 

1925-1954

Installed capacity: 28.18 MW

  • Mesco Hydro Power Plant commissioned (0.83 MW)
  • Tana Power Plant commissioned (4 MW)
  • Ndula Power Plant commissioned (2 MW)
  • Wanjii Power Station commissioned (7.4 MW)
1925-1954
1955 - 1964

Installed Capacity: 35.78MW

  • Completed the first three geothermal exploration wells in Africa within Olkaria Geothermal Field
  • Gogo 2MW Hydro power plant commissioned
1955 - 1964
1965 - 1984

Installed Capacity: 417.08MW

  • First 15MW Geothermal Unit in Olkaria I installed and a total of 45MW completed in 1985
  • 144MW Gitaru Hydro Units 2 & 3 installed
  • Masinga Hydro power plant commissioned
1965 - 1984
1985 -1994

Installed Capacity: 667.43MW

  • First Ngong’ Wind Farm 0.35MW commissioned. 
  • Turkwel 106MW Hydro Power Plant commissioned.
  • Kiambere Hydro Power Plant 144MW commissioned
1985 -1994
1995-2004

Installed capacity: 870.33 MW

  • Rebranding from Kenya Power Company to KenGen (1998)
  • Gitaru Unit 1 commissioned (80 MW), increasing Gitaru total to 225 MW
  • Olkaria II Units 1 & 2 commissioned (70 MW total)
  • Achieved ISO 9001 certification (first Kenyan parastatal)
1995-2004
2005 -2014

Installed Capacity: 970.35MW

  • G2G transformation strategy launched
  • 60MW Sondu Miriu power plant commissioned
  • Kiambere optimization completed raising capacity from 144MW to 168MW 
  • Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange through an Initial Public Offer that attained 336% subscription 
  • Raised KShs 25 billion through Public Infrastructure Bond Offer
2005 -2014
2015 - 2018

Installed Capacity: 1,631 MW

  • Completed the world's single largest geothermal power project of 280MW 
  • Completed construction of the 25.5MW Ngong wind power farm 
  • Largest Rights Issue in East Africa in 2016 of KShs 28 billion 
  • Relocation of Embakasi 60MW Gas Turbine to Muhoroni
2015 - 2018
2019 - 2023

Installed Capacity: 1,786 MW

  • Commissioned 172MW Olkaria V geothermal power plant 
  • Commissioned 86MW Olkaria I Additional Unit 6 geothermal power plant 
  • Commenced geothermal commercial drilling in Ethiopia and Djibouti 
  • Completed full Redemption of KenGen Infrastructure Bond 
  • Takeover of the operation and maintenance of 140MW Kipevu III from Wartsila to KenGen 
  • Commenced operation and Maintenance contract with REREC for the 50MW Garissa Solar Power Plant 
  • Completed construction of Naivasha Level 5 Outpatient Hospital CSR project
  • Took over operations and maintenance for Garissa 50MW Solar Plant
  • Joined UN Global Compact (UNGC) BoD
2019 - 2023

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