Olkaria I geothermal power station
Central geotérmica de Olkaria I
- Date
- 1981 · confidence high
- Place
- Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya
- Credited to
- Kenya Power Company
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Africa's first geothermal power station, in the Rift Valley, which started with a 15 MW unit. Kenya today draws a significant share of its electricity from geothermal energy.
The first unit entered service in 1981.
What it led to
- geothermal development in the East African Rift
- low-emission baseload energy
- Kenya among the world's largest geothermal producers