Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station

Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station in Kenya
Country Kenya
Coordinates 01°01′35″S 37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333Coordinates: 01°01′35″S 37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Owner(s) Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Dam and spillways
Impounds Thika River
Power station
Name Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates 01°01′35″S 37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333 (Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station)
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 megawatts (2,700 hp) hydroelectric power station on the Thika River in Kenya.[1]

Location

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

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

Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, a parastatal company of the government of Kenya.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 KENGEN (12 April 2016). "Kenya Electricity Generating Company: Hydropower Stations". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (12 April 2016). "Distance between Thika, Kiambu, Kenya and Ndula Village Centre, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (12 April 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Ndula Village Centre, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (12 April 2016). "Location of Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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