Table 1

1 January 2000


Table 1: Kenyan hydro schemes
Scheme Location Turbines Generating capacity Year completed
Gogo Rongo District. 2 x 1MW Kaplan 2MW 1957
Gitaru Seven Forks Cascade 2 x 72.5MW and 1 x 81.5MW 226.5MW 1978, 1999
Kamburu Seven Forks Cascade 3 x 31.4MW Francis 92.2MW 1974
Kindaruma Seven Forks Cascade 2 x 20MW Kaplan 40MW 1968
Kiambere Seven Forks Cascade 2 x 72MW 144MW 1988
Masinga Seven Forks Cascade 2 x 20MW Kaplan 40MW 1981
Mesco Murang’a North District, Maragua river 1 x 380kW 380kW 1930s.
Ndula Thika District 2 x 1MW Francis 2MW 1924
Sagana Nyeri District 3 x 500kW Francis 1.5MW 1956
Tana Murang’a South District 2 vertical and 3 horizontal Francis 14.4MW 1932-54
Turkwel Turkana, West Pokot and Pokot North districts n/a 106MW 1991
Wanjii Murang’a South District 4 x 1.85MW horizontal Francis turbines 7.4MW 1954
Sosiani River Sosiani 2 x 200kW horizontal Pelton Wheel 400kW 1955
Total 676.78MW



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