Largest power plants in Kenya by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Tana River nuclear power plant	Nuclear	Kenya	4,000
2	Lamu Power Project	Coal	Kenya	1,050
3	Siaya nuclear power plant	Nuclear	Kenya	1,000
4	Kitui power station	Coal	Kenya	960
5	Vipingo power station	Coal	Kenya	600
6	Lake Turkana	Wind	Kenya	310
7	Gitaru	Hydro	Kenya	225
8	Olkaria I	Geothermal	Kenya	185
9	Kiambere	Hydro	Kenya	168
10	Olkaria I units 4 & 5	Geothermal	Kenya	140
11	Olkaria IV	Geothermal	Kenya	140
12	Olkaria III (Orpower 4)	Geothermal	Kenya	139
13	Kipevu III	Oil	Kenya	117
14	Iberafrica I & II (Nairobi south diesel PP)	Oil	Kenya	109
15	Olkaria II	Geothermal	Kenya	105
16	Turkwel	Hydro	Kenya	103
17	Kamburu	Hydro	Kenya	94
18	Rabai	Oil	Kenya	90
19	Thika	Oil	Kenya	88
20	Athi Triumph power station	Oil	Kenya	83
21	Athi River power station	Oil	Kenya	80
22	Kipevu II (Tsavo)	Oil	Kenya	74
23	Kipevu I	Oil	Kenya	74
24	Kindaruma	Hydro	Kenya	72
25	Kaloleni Cement Plant	Coal	Kenya	66
26	Pokot power station	Coal	Kenya	64
27	Sondu Miru	Hydro	Kenya	60
28	Muhoroni power station	Oil	Kenya	60
29	Garissa	Solar	Kenya	54
30	Iberafrica power station	Oil	Kenya	53
31	Olkaria I	Geothermal	Kenya	45
32	Masinga	Hydro	Kenya	40
33	Ngong	Wind	Kenya	36
34	Tana	Hydro	Kenya	20

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in kenya by capacity?

Tana River nuclear power plant (Kenya) ranks #1 with 4,000 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 34 power plants in in Kenya.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Tana River nuclear power plant (4,000); 2. Lamu Power Project (1,050); 3. Siaya nuclear power plant (1,000).