Tana Hydroelectric Power Station

Tana Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Tana Hydroelectric Power Station in Kenya
Country Kenya
Coordinates 00°47′08″S 37°15′55″E / 0.78556°S 37.26528°E / -0.78556; 37.26528Coordinates: 00°47′08″S 37°15′55″E / 0.78556°S 37.26528°E / -0.78556; 37.26528
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 2007
Opening date 2009 (2009)
Owner(s) Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Dam and spillways
Impounds Tana River & Maragua River
Power station
Name Tana Hydroelectric Power Station
Operator(s) Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Commission date 2009
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 2 x 4.3MW + 2 x 5.5MW
Installed capacity 20 MW (27,000 hp)

The Tana Hydroelectric Power Station is a 20 megawatts (27,000 hp) hydroelectric power station in Kenya.[1]

Location

Tana Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Muranga County, off the Nairobi-Embu Road, between Makuyu and Makutano, approximately 84 kilometres (52 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country.[2] The coordinates of the power station are:0°47'08.0"S, 37°15'55.0"E (Latitude:-0.785550; Longitude:37.265284).[3]

Overview

There was a power stataion with the same name, built in 1954, with capacity of 14.4MW, but generating only 10.4MW at time of decommissioning in 2007. Beginning in 2007, a new power station was constructed 30 metres (98 ft) away from the old one. The new power house has capacity of 19.6 megawatts (26,300 hp) and uses the same intake and discharge channels as the old station.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 KENGEN (6 April 2016). "Kenya Electricity Generating Company: Hydro Power Station - Tana Hydroelectric Power Station". Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (6 April 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Tana Power Station, Murang'a, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (6 April 2016). "Location of Tana Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ↑ DNV (6 April 2016). "Redevelopment of Tana Power Station Project: Project Design Document Form" (PDF). Dnv.com (DNV). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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