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nyangau123:
The World’s Largest Single Turbine Geothermal Plant, Kenya’s Olkaria IV geothermal power plant

The olkaria IV project is the fourth and largest in a series of geothermal power plants in Kenya’s Eastern Rift Valley. Kenya was the first African country to build and exploit geothermal energy sources.

so far 636 MW of electricity comes from geothermal sources

a potential of 10 000 MW of geothermal power has been developed. Most is owned by the Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen)—a company majority-owned by the Kenyan government that produces 80% of Kenya’s power—with the remainder owned by Ormat International subsidiary OrPower 4. Kenya plans to produce the bulk of its electricity from geothermal power.

The Olkaria I Units 4 & 5 has also been awarded the “Clean Energy Project of the Year” while KenGen received the “Utility of the Year” Award during the Africa Utility Week in May 2015.
potential for geothermal is huge, and Kenya is proudly now among the top 10 countries in geothermal energy production globally and leader in Africa



the numerous geothermal plants are spread out in the middle of a wildlife reserve
i have been here myself, very nice place.


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The facility also contains a geothermal spa,the only one of its kind in africa
the milky blue water in the pool is Brine,
a solution of sodium chloride (salt) ,various minerals and hot water found naturally underground which turn the turbines that generate electricity



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wild animals also roam freely near the facility ,only herbivorous animals exist within the park

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cool stuff ,geothermal can last forever since it comes from hot springs heated by the earths crust unlike fossil fuels and nuclear power