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KENKamburu is a 94 MW hydro power plant located in Kenya. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Location
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
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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Nearby Stations
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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