Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station
Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Kenya
Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station in Kenya
CountryKenya
Coordinates0°21′13″S 34°48′48″E / 0.35361°S 34.81333°E / -0.35361; 34.81333
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2008
Owner(s)Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSondu River
Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station
Operator(s)Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Commission date2013
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines2 X 10.1MW
Installed capacity20.2 MW (27,100 hp)

The Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station is a 20.2 MW (27,100 hp) hydroelectric power station on the Sondu River in Kenya.[1]

Location

The power station is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, west of the power house of Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station, at the point where the discharge channel of Sondu Miriu enters the Sondu River. This lies near Kusa Village, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, southeast of Kisumu, the location of the county headquarters.[2] The coordinates of Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station are:0°21'13.0"S, 34°48'48.0"E (Latitude:-0.353623; Longitude:34.813341).[3]

Overview

After Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station was built, in order to minimize water wastage, a decision was made to use Sondu Miriu's effluent water to power another power station. The new station, Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station, was built between 2008 and 2013, at the confluence of the discharge channel from Sondu Miriu and the Sondu River.[4][5] Japan International Cooperation Agency loaned funds and Kenya Electricity Generating Company contributed equity to the construction bill of US$78 million (Sh6.5 billion).[6][7]

Ownership

Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, a parastatal company of the government of Kenya.

See also

References

  1. ↑ JICA (23 January 2007). "Sondu-Miriu Hydropower Project Sang'oro Power Plant: Ex-Ante Evaluation" (PDF). Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (5 April 2016). "Distance between Kusa, Kisumu, Kenya and Kisumu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (5 April 2016). "Location of Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Cherono, Stella (27 July 2011). "Sondu Miriu power plant boost for jobs and schools". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Sunday, Frankline (11 August 2011). "Sondu Miriu power project to ease energy crisis in western Kenya". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Karambu, Immaculate (23 April 2012). "Ambitious plan to guarantee stable power supply". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. ↑ DCIL (5 April 2016). "Durant & Company International Limited: Sang'oro Hydro Power Plant, Nyanza Province, Kenya". Durant & Company International Limited (DCIL). Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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