Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station
Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Country | Kenya |
Coordinates | 01°01′35″S 37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Kenya Electricity Generating Company |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Thika River |
Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station | |
Coordinates | 01°01′35″S 37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E |
Operator(s) | Kenya Electricity Generating Company |
Commission date | 1924 |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Turbines | 2 X 1.0MW |
Installed capacity | 2.0 MW (2,700 hp) |
The Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is a 2.0 MW (2,700 hp) hydroelectric power station on the Thika River in Kenya.[1]
Location
[edit]The power station is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi), by road, east of the town of Thika, Kiambu County.[2] This lies approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country.[3] The coordinates of the power station are: 1°01'35.0"S, 37°14'36.0"E (Latitude:-1.026384; Longitude:37.243335).[4]
Overview
[edit]Ndula Power Station was commissioned in 1924. It has two horizontal Francis turbines, driving two generators. It is owned and operated by Kenya Electricity Generating Company.[1]
Ownership
[edit]Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, a parastatal company of the government of Kenya.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b KENGEN (12 April 2016). "Kenya Electricity Generating Company: Hydropower Stations". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN). Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ GFC (12 April 2016). "Distance between Thika, Kiambu, Kenya and Ndula Village Centre, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ GFC (12 April 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Ndula Village Centre, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Location of Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 April 2016.