Kenya Electric Generating Company — power plant portfolio
Kenya Electric Generating Company operates 16 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 1,624 MW.
Fleet by fuel
Fleet interpretation
Kenya Electric Generating Company is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is Kenya (16).
The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (8), geothermal (5), oil (2), wind (1). The largest listed asset is Gitaru in Kenya (225 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 102 MW across units with capacity data.
CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 0 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.
Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.
All 16 plants
| Plant | Fuel | Country | MW | t CO₂/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitaru | Hydro | Kenya | 225 | — |
| Olkaria I | Geothermal | Kenya | 185 | — |
| Kiambere | Hydro | Kenya | 168 | — |
| Olkaria I units 4 & 5 | Geothermal | Kenya | 140 | — |
| Olkaria IV | Geothermal | Kenya | 140 | — |
| Kipevu III | Oil | Kenya | 117 | — |
| Olkaria II | Geothermal | Kenya | 105 | — |
| Turkwel | Hydro | Kenya | 103 | — |
| Kamburu | Hydro | Kenya | 94 | — |
| Kipevu I | Oil | Kenya | 74 | — |
| Kindaruma | Hydro | Kenya | 72 | — |
| Sondu Miru | Hydro | Kenya | 60 | — |
| Olkaria I | Geothermal | Kenya | 45 | — |
| Masinga | Hydro | Kenya | 40 | — |
| Ngong | Wind | Kenya | 36 | — |
| Tana | Hydro | Kenya | 20 | — |
Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants does Kenya Electric Generating Company operate?
Kenya Electric Generating Company operates 16 power plants across 1 country, with about 1,624 MW of total capacity.
What is Kenya Electric Generating Company's largest power plant?
Gitaru in Kenya is its largest at about 225 MW.
What types of power plants does Kenya Electric Generating Company run?
Its fleet includes hydro (8), geothermal (5), oil (2).