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Kindaruma Hydroelectric Power Station

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Country
  
Status
  
Operational

Height
  
24 m

Surface area
  
10 kmĀ²

Purpose
  
Power

Type of dam
  
Embankment

Opened
  
1968

Impound
  
Tana River

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Location
  
Opening date
  
1968; 49 years ago (1968)

Similar
  
Masinga Hydroelectric Power St, Sondu Miriu Hydroele, Olkaria I Geothermal Power St, Olkaria II Geothermal Power St, Mwea National Reserve

The Kindaruma Hydroelectric Power Station, also Kindaruma Dam is an embankment dam with two gravity dam sections on the Tana River in Kenya. It straddles the border of Embu and Machakos counties in Kenya. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 72 megawatts (97,000 hp) power station. It is Kenya's first post-independence hydroelectric power plant. It was commissioned in 1968 as part of the Seven Forks Scheme. The power station is operated by Kenya Electricity Generating Company.

Between 2007 and 2013 the power stationed underwent a rehabilitation and upgrade which increased its installed capacity from 40 MW to 72 MW. In June 2012 a third Kaplan turbine-generator, rated at 24 MW, was commissioned. In January and June 2013, the original two 20 MW Kaplan turbine-generators were upgraded to 24 MW each, respectively.

References

Kindaruma Hydroelectric Power Station Wikipedia