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Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station

Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station rather than just read about it. In short: The Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station, also known as the Olkaria V Geothermal Power Plant, is a power station in Kenya, with an electric capacity of 158 megawatts (212,000 hp). Location The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Hell's Gate National Park, in Nakuru County, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Nakuru, where the county headquarters are located.

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Reference excerpt

The Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station, also known as the Olkaria V Geothermal Power Plant, is a power station in Kenya, with an electric capacity of 158 megawatts (212,000 hp).

Location The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Hell's Gate National Park, in Nakuru County, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Nakuru, where the county headquarters are located. Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station is located approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi. The geographical coordinates of the power station are:00°54'59.0"S, 36°21'02.0"E (Latitude:-0.906944; Longitude:36.323333).

Overview The Olkaria 5 project generates 140 MW, although other reliable sources have put planned capacity at 158 megawatts (212,000 hp). The power station is jointly financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). The budgeted cost is Sh40 billion (US$400 million).

A consortium of two Japanese firms and one Kenyan company, was selected to provide the necessary equipment and build the power plant. Mitsubishi Corporation supplied the main equipment. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Archived 28 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine transported the equipment from the port of Mombasa to the construction site at Olkaria and installed the machinery. H Young & Company (HY), a Kenyan outfit, supplied the remaining parts required to construct the power station. HY was also responsible for civil engineering works and installation of the parts that they provide. The Olkaria V plant in Great Rift Valley, Kenya was first synchronized to the National Grid on 28 June 2019 and its first unit has reached its full design output of 79 megawatts. A second unit came online in October 2019, bringing Kenya's total geothermal capacity to between 700MW and 850MW.

History Olkaria 5 power plant is another in a series of six geothermal stations either planned or already operational in the Olkaria area in Nakuru County. Construction began in April 2017. Completion and commercial power production began in 2019.

Ownership Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station is wholly owned by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen).

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In research: Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2019 establishments in Kenya, Buildings and structures completed in 2019, Energy infrastructure completed in 2019, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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The Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station, also known as the Olkaria V Geothermal Power Plant, is a power station in Kenya, with an electric capacity of 158 megawatts (212,000 hp). Location The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Hell's Gate National Park, in Nakuru County, approximately…

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