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Released March 17, 2015 | JOHANNESBURG
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Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Electrification and the access to power in Africa is not only about additional generation, but transmission to domestic and commercial/industrial end users. Transmission networks are fragile and often lack capacity, so developing transmission capability is equally important to the provision of base load power.
Using an $87 million loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Tokyo, Japan), the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) (Nairobi, Kenya) will develop a 400-kilovolt (kV) power transmission line from Olkaria to Kisumu. The line will cross Nandi County.
KETRACO Managing Director Joel Kiilu said 20% of the total transmission project costs will go to way-leave (easement) compensation: "Acquisitions of way-leaves have made it very expensive to put up infrastructure in this country. The national land commission will assist the transmission company in land valuation, which is required to erect the power lines."
Construction will begin in June, with completion of the third phase in 2017. Phase I will cover the construction of a $55 million, 213-kilometer (km) line from the geothermal fields in Olkaria to Lessos; the expansion of substations in Olkaria 11, Lessos and Mamboleo; and new substations in Kibos and Nakuru at a cost of $11 million.
The projects will stabilize the grid and give it capacity to carry 400 megawatts (MW) of power from Ethiopia in 2017.
Project construction contracts were awarded to Kalpatarua Power Transmission (Kalkaipowr.BO) (Mumbai, India) Kinden Corporation (Nanjing, China) and China Construction and Engineering Company (Beijing, China).
For related information, see July 1, 2014, article - Kenya Sees More than $4.5 Billion in World Bank, EU Funding for Energy Infrastructure.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
Using an $87 million loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Tokyo, Japan), the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) (Nairobi, Kenya) will develop a 400-kilovolt (kV) power transmission line from Olkaria to Kisumu. The line will cross Nandi County.
KETRACO Managing Director Joel Kiilu said 20% of the total transmission project costs will go to way-leave (easement) compensation: "Acquisitions of way-leaves have made it very expensive to put up infrastructure in this country. The national land commission will assist the transmission company in land valuation, which is required to erect the power lines."
Construction will begin in June, with completion of the third phase in 2017. Phase I will cover the construction of a $55 million, 213-kilometer (km) line from the geothermal fields in Olkaria to Lessos; the expansion of substations in Olkaria 11, Lessos and Mamboleo; and new substations in Kibos and Nakuru at a cost of $11 million.
The projects will stabilize the grid and give it capacity to carry 400 megawatts (MW) of power from Ethiopia in 2017.
Project construction contracts were awarded to Kalpatarua Power Transmission (Kalkaipowr.BO) (Mumbai, India) Kinden Corporation (Nanjing, China) and China Construction and Engineering Company (Beijing, China).
For related information, see July 1, 2014, article - Kenya Sees More than $4.5 Billion in World Bank, EU Funding for Energy Infrastructure.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
