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KenGen kicked off a young in October for consultants to pitch feasibility examine purposes to construct a 40 MW floating photo voltaic venture on the 94 MW-generating Kamburu Dam in southern Kenya.
German Monetary Company, backed by the German Growth Financial institution (KfW), has earmarked an unspecified quantity of funds for the venture, in keeping with tender paperwork. Funding is also sourced from, “KfW, Worldbank, AFD or different financers,” the tender doc states.
The venture is anticipated to be applied inside an eight-month time-frame and be awarded an influence buy settlement (PPA).
Three years in the past, KenGen sought consultancy providers for creating floating photo voltaic tasks at three Kenyan hydropower reservoirs – Kamburu, Turkwel and Kiambere – in keeping with tender paperwork.
The examine really useful creating a 40 MW floating photo voltaic venture at Kamburu because of “minimal water degree variation, much less design complication, good infrastructure (street community and grid), decrease O&M prices and decrease allowing prices because of possession by KenGen,” the paperwork state.
KenGen is developing a 40 MW utility-scale ground-mounted PV array at Seven Forks Cascade, reverse Kamburu.
Deadline for purposes is Dec. 15, 2023.
Kenya recorded an estimated 307 MW of photo voltaic put in capability on the finish of final yr, in keeping with the Worldwide Renewable Power Affiliation.
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