Kamburu is a 94.2MW hydro power project. It is located on Tana river/basin in Embu, Kenya. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1974. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Kenya Electricity Generating.
The hydro reservoir capacity is 123 million cubic meter. Kamburu underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2018-2020. The project generated 410.5 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 1974.
Contractors involved
Litostroj Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of francis turbines, each with 31.4MW nameplate capacity.
Koncar Generators and Motors supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 37 MVA.
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