- On Tuesday, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) announced that it had completed load tests for the unit which attained its full design output of 82.7 megawatts.
- The unit, which was first was first synchronised to the national grid on June 28th 2019 has been undergoing commissioning tests and would significantly boost Kenya’s green energy on the national grid.
- Globally, United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Iceland and Japan are world leading geothermal powerhouses.
Kenya has moved a position up against Iceland to be ranked eighth in the global rankings of world’s largest geothermal powerhouses as the country continues its advancement towards green energy.