KEN

Kamburu — 94 MW Hydroelectric

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Kamburu is a 94 MW hydro power plant located in Kenya. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
94 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1974

Year online

Owner
Kenya Electric Generating Company

Operator

Location
-0.81, 37.69

Coordinates

Insights

#12
largest in %s
#2,390
largest %s worldwide
#10,583
largest worldwide
1974
%d yrs older than avg
15
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
94 MW
Commissioned
1974
Status
Operational
Owner
Kenya Electric Generating Company
Country
KEN
Coordinates
-0.809, 37.687

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,922 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
633,747 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,722
cars / year
1,056
homes / year
360,084
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kamburu is a 94.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in Kenya, operated by Kenya Electric Generating Company since 1974.

Ranked #4 of 8 hydro plants in Kenya. Its 94.2 MW represents 12% of Kenya’s total hydro capacity of 785 MW. The largest hydro plant in Kenya is Gitaru at 225 MW, making Kamburu 2.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Gitaru (225 MW, Hydro), Kiambere (168 MW, Hydro), and Kindaruma (72 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Central region, approximately 100 km from Nairobi.

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