Status Operational Construction began 2007 | Purpose Power Opened 2009 | |
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Opening date 2009; 8 years ago (2009) Impounds Tana River & Maragua River Name Tana Hydroelectric Power Station Similar Kindaruma Hydroelectric Power St, Sondu Miriu Hydroele, Masinga Hydroelectric Power St, Olkaria II Geothermal Power St, Olkaria | ||
The Tana Hydroelectric Power Station is a 20 megawatts (27,000 hp) hydroelectric power station in Kenya.
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Location
Tana Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Muranga County, off the Nairobi-Embu Road, between Makuyu and Makutano, approximately 84 kilometres (52 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the power station are:0°47'08.0"S, 37°15'55.0"E (Latitude:-0.785550; Longitude:37.265284).
Overview
There was a power stataion with the same name, built in 1954, with capacity of 14.4MW, but generating only 10.4MW at time of decommissioning in 2007. Beginning in 2007, a new power station was constructed 30 metres (98 ft) away from the old one. The new power house has capacity of 19.6 megawatts (26,300 hp) and uses the same intake and discharge channels as the old station.