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Overview

GEG has built 16 geothermal power plants in Kenya and Iceland, with a combined total geothermal power generation capacity of 85.6 MW. GEG has further developed and delivered grid connection equipments for plants. This includes large modular substations 87.5 MVA and 40 MVA, as well as mobile substations 8 MVA.

Power Plants

Bjarnarflag – 5 MW Iceland

GEG successfully concluded its contract to supply and build a 5 MW turbine-generator package for the Bjarnarflag geothermal power plant by Icelandic national power company Landsvirkjun in the Northeast of Iceland in November 2019.

Power Plants

OLK 15 – 5 MW Kenya

OLK 15 was the last plant built under the 14 plant contract with KenGen on well pad WH-39 with an installed power generation capacity of 5 MW.

OLK15 – WH-39, 5.0 MWe, Power online in Aug. ’16, handed over in Dec. ‘16

Power Plants

OLK 14 – 5 MW Kenya

OLK 14 was the second last plant built under the 14 plant contract with KenGen on well pad WH-905 with an installed power generation capacity of 5 MW.
OLK14, WH-905, 5.0 MWe, Power online in Apr. ’16, handed over in Aug. ‘16

Power Plants

OLK 12 & 13 – 10 MW Kenya

The plants OLK 12 and OLK 13 have both an installed capacity of 5 MW in a single-turbine setup on the same well pad. The started operation in June 2015 and were handed over in June/ July 2015.

OLK12 WH-37 5.0 MWe Operating since Feb. ‘16, handed over in July ‘16
OLK13 WH-37B 5.0 MWe Operating since Apr. ’16, handed over in Aug. ’16.

Power Plants

OLK 11 – 5 MW Kenya

The plant OLK 11 has an installed capacity of 5 MW in a single-turbine setup. The plant started operation in March 2016 and was handed over in July 2016.

OLK11 WH-919A 5.0 MWe Operating since Mar. ‘16, handed over in July ‘16

Substation

Modular Substation

On request of our client KenGen, GEG designed, developed and built two modular at a rated voltage of 11/ 220 kv at rated power of 87.5 MVA and 11/ 132 kv at a rated power of 40 MVA. Two of the substations were set up as portable stations. The substations were set up in 2015/ 2016.

Power Plants

OLK 09 & 10 – 10 MW Kenya

The plants OLK 09 and OLK 10 have both an installed capacity of 5 MW in a single-turbine setup on the same well pad. The started operation in June 2015 and were handed over in June/ July 2015.
OLK09 WH-915C 5.0 MWe Operating since Jun. ‘15, handed over in July ‘15
OLK10 WH-915D 5.0 MWe Operating since June. ’15, handed over in Jun. ’15.

Operator Training

Operator Training

As part of the work for KenGen, GEG also provided several operator training sessions for the staff that operates the geothermal wellhead power plants built by GEG at Olkaria in Kenya.

Substation

Mobile Substation

On request of our client KenGen, GEG designed, developed and built four mobile substations at a rated voltage of 11/ 33 kv and a rated power of 8 MVA. Two of the substations were set up as portable stations. The substations were set up in 2014.

Power Plants

OLK 04-08 – 27.8 MW Kenya

The 5 plants OLK 04 to 08 were set up for KenGen at Olkaria in Kenya on the same well pad set up with wells WH 914, WH 914A, WH 914 B, and WH 914C. The site features three plants with an installed power generation capacity of 5 MW with a single turbine set-up, and two plants with a dual-turbine set up and an installed capacity of 6.4 MW each.

– OLK04 WH-914A 6.4 MWe Operating since Feb. ‘14, handed over in Mar. ‘14

– OLK05 WH-914B 6.4 MWe Operating since Mar. ‘14, handed over in May ’14

– OLK06 WH-914 5.0 MWe Operating since Oct. ‘14, handed over in Jan. ‘15

– OLK07 WH-914 5.0 MWe Operating since Nov. ‘14 Handed over in Jan. ‘15

– OLK08 WH-914C 5.0 MWe Operating since Feb. ‘15 Handed over in May ‘15

Power Plants

OLK 02 & 03 – 12.8 MW Kenya

As part of a larger 14 plant package, GEG installed two 6.4 MW wellhead plants for KenGen at Olkaria. Both plants feature a twin-turbine set up with two 3.2 MW turbine per unit and a combined 12.8 MW of installed power generation capacity.

– OLK02 WH-37A 6.4 MWe Operating since Sep. ‘13 , handed over in Jan. ‘14

– OLK03 WH-43A 6.4 MWe Operating since Nov. ‘13, handed over in Jan. ‘14

Power Plants

OLK 01 – 5.5 MW Kenya

GEG’s pilot plant installed for Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) at Olkaria. The plant has an installed power generation capacity of 5 MW. It started operation in February 2012 and was officially handed over to KenGen in November 2013.