Country Kenya Status Operational Construction began 2008 | Purpose Power Impounds Sondu River | |
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Name Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station Operator(s) Kenya Electricity Generating Company Owner Kenya Electricity Generating Company Similar Sondu Miriu Hydroele, Lake Victoria, Lake Turkana | ||
The Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station is a 20.2 megawatts (27,100 hp) hydroelectric power station on the Sondu River in Kenya.
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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 enteres the Sondu River. This lies near Kusa Village, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, southeast of Kisumu, the location of the county headquarters. 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).
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. Japan International Cooperation Agency loaned funds and Kenya Electricity Generating Company contributed equity to the construction bill of US$78 million (Sh6.5 billion).
Ownership
Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, a parastatal company of the government of Kenya.