Toshiba ESS might be supplying the generators and mills for KenGen’s rehabilitation and uprating of the Olkaria I geothermal energy plant in Kenya.
Toshiba Vitality Programs and Options Company (Toshiba ESS) has been awarded the contract to produce steam generators and mills for the geothermal energy plant renovation of Models 1 by means of 3 on the outdated 45-MW Olkaria I geothermal energy plant of KenGen in Kenya. The rehabilitation goals to extend the output of Olkaria I from 45 MW to 63 MW.
The order was acquired from SEPCOIIII Electrical Energy Development Co. Ltd., the chosen EPC contractor for the mission. Each contracts had been awarded by means of a young course of.
Plans for the uprating of Olkaria I had been first introduced in 2022 as a part of a wider rehabilitation plan of KenGen’s current geothermal energy vegetation to extend their capacities. The 45-MW Olkaria I holds the distinct place of being the oldest geothermal energy plant in Kenya and has been working since 1981. In mid-2023, Olkaria I used to be formally shut down to present option to the two-year rehabilitation plan.
The steam generators and mills might be shipped from Toshiba to the location by December 2025. The modernization mission is scheduled for completion by 2026.
Toshiba and KenGen had beforehand signed an MOU that anticipates a partnership of Operation and Upkeep (O&M) companies for geothermal energy vegetation in creating nations together with East African nations by means of a mixture of KenGen and Toshiba ESS’s know-how and networks.
“Because the oldest geothermal energy plant in Africa, Olkaria I holds important historic significance and stands as a testomony to Kenya’s pioneering efforts in renewable vitality manufacturing and subsequently the joy for us to have this energy plant again on the grid,” mentioned Eng. Peter Njenga, KenGen Managing Director and CEO.
“I’m happy that we will contribute to vitality stability in Kenya by offering our tools and companies. Toshiba ESS will proceed to offer optimum merchandise and options to satisfy buyer wants by means of its lineup of small to giant geothermal steam generators and mills with energy outputs starting from 1 MW to 200 MW. Aiming for the additional clear vitality indispensable for the belief of a sustainable society, we are going to contribute to the belief of a carbon impartial society by offering geothermal energy plant companies each in Japan and abroad,” added Shinya Fujitsuka, Director and Vice President of the Energy Programs Division at Toshiba ESS.
Supply: Toshiba (through e-mail correspondence) and KenGen
