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Geothermal

Station	Location	Capacity (MW)	Notes
Olkaria I Geothermal Power Station	0°53′35″S 36°18′32″E / 0.89306°S 36.30889°E / -0.89306; 36.30889	268.3^[1]
Olkaria II Geothermal Power Station	0°51′51″S 36°17′58″E / 0.86417°S 36.29944°E / -0.86417; 36.29944	105
Olkaria III Geothermal Power Station	0°53′20″S 36°15′19″E / 0.88889°S 36.25528°E / -0.88889; 36.25528	139^[2]
Olkaria IV Geothermal Power Station	0°55′05″S 36°20′04″E / 0.91806°S 36.33444°E / -0.91806; 36.33444	140^[3]
Olkaria V Geothermal Power Station	0°53′59″S 36°21′02″E / 0.89972°S 36.35056°E / -0.89972; 36.35056	158^[4]
Akiira One Geothermal Power Station	00°56′00″S 36°18′00″E / 0.93333°S 36.30000°E / -0.93333; 36.30000	70^[5]	Planned^[6]
Menengai I Geothermal Power Station^[7]	00°11′35″S 36°04′12″E / 0.19306°S 36.07000°E / -0.19306; 36.07000	35^[8]	In development
Menengai II Geothermal Power Station^[7]	00°11′46″S 36°03′47″E / 0.19611°S 36.06306°E / -0.19611; 36.06306	35^[8]	In development
Menengai III Geothermal Power Station^[7]	00°11′43″S 36°04′54″E / 0.19528°S 36.08167°E / -0.19528; 36.08167	35^[8]	In development

Hydroelectric

Station	Location	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned
Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station^[9]	00°47′43″S 37°45′09″E / 0.79528°S 37.75250°E / -0.79528; 37.75250^[10]	Reservoir	225^[11]	1999
Kiambere Power Station		Reservoir	165	1988
Kindaruma Hydroelectric Power Station^[12]	00°48′38″S 37°48′46″E / 0.81056°S 37.81278°E / -0.81056; 37.81278^[13]	Reservoir	72^[14]	1968^[15]
Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station^[16]	00°53′21″S 37°35′40″E / 0.88917°S 37.59444°E / -0.88917; 37.59444^[17]	Reservoir	40^[18]	1981
Gogo Power Station		Reservoir	2.0	1957
Kamburu Hydroelectric Power Station^[19]	00°48′21″S 37°41′08″E / 0.80583°S 37.68556°E / -0.80583; 37.68556^[20]	Reservoir	93	1974
Mesco Power Station		Reservoir	0.4	1930
Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station^[21]	01°01′35″S 37°14′36″E / 1.02639°S 37.24333°E / -1.02639; 37.24333 (Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station)^[22]	Reservoir	2.0^[21]	1924^[21]
Sagana Power Station		Reservoir	1.5	1956
Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station^[23]	00°21′13″S 34°48′48″E / 0.35361°S 34.81333°E / -0.35361; 34.81333^[24]	Run of river	21.2	2013
Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station^[25]	00°20′33″S 34°51′08″E / 0.34250°S 34.85222°E / -0.34250; 34.85222^[26]	Run of river	60	2007^[27]
Tana Hydroelectric Power Station^[28]	00°47′08″S 37°15′55″E / 0.78556°S 37.26528°E / -0.78556; 37.26528 (Tana Hydroelectric Power Station)^[29]	Reservoir	20^[30]	2010
Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station	01°55′00″N 35°20′30″E / 1.91667°N 35.34167°E / 1.91667; 35.34167	Reservoir	106	1991
Wanjii Hydroelectric Power Station^[31]	00°44′58″S 37°10′29″E / 0.74944°S 37.17472°E / -0.74944; 37.17472^[32]	Reservoir	7.4	1952
Sosiani Power Station		Reservoir	0.4	1955

Fossil fuels: oil, coal, and gas

Station	Location	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned
Kipevu I Thermal Power Station	4°2′S 39°38′E / 4.033°S 39.633°E / -4.033; 39.633 (Kipevu I)	Heavy fuel oil	63	1999
Tsavo Thermal Power Station	4°2′S 39°38′E / 4.033°S 39.633°E / -4.033; 39.633 (Kipevu II)	Heavy fuel oil	75^[33]	2001
Nairobi South Thermal Power Station	1°17′S 36°49′E / 1.283°S 36.817°E / -1.283; 36.817 (Nairobi Natural Gas Power Station)	Heavy fuel oil	109	1997
Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station	01°27′30″S 37°00′14″E / 1.45833°S 37.00389°E / -1.45833; 37.00389 (Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station)	Heavy fuel oil	80^[34]	2014
Lamu Coal Power Station	2°17′S 40°51′E / 2.283°S 40.850°E / -2.283; 40.850 (Lamu Coal Power Station)	Coal	960^[35]	Cancelled
Biojoule Thermal Power Station	0°51′S 36°22′E / 0.850°S 36.367°E / -0.850; 36.367 (Biojoule Thermal Power Station)	Biogas	2.6^[36]	2015
Baringo Thermal Power Station	0°31′S 35°45′E / 0.517°S 35.750°E / -0.517; 35.750 (Baringo Thermal Power Station)	Biogas	10.8^[37]	2015
Thika Thermal Power Station^[38]	03°56′S 39°40′E / 3.933°S 39.667°E / -3.933; 39.667 (Thika Thermal Power Station)^[39]	Heavy fuel oil	87	2012
Rabai Thermal Power Station^[40]	03°56′S 39°40′E / 3.933°S 39.667°E / -3.933; 39.667 (Rabai Thermal Power Station)^[41]	Heavy fuel oil	90	2009
Dongo Kundu Thermal Power Station	04°04′S 39°37′E / 4.067°S 39.617°E / -4.067; 39.617 (Dongo Kundu Thermal Power Station)	Liquefied natural gas^[42]	700^[42]	Cancelled 2016^[43]

Wind

Station	Location	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Ngong Hills Wind Power Station^[44]	01°22′52″N 36°38′08″E / 1.38111°N 36.63556°E / 1.38111; 36.63556 (Ngong Hills Wind Power Station)	25.5^[45]	1993^[44]
Lake Turkana Wind Power Station	02°43′33″N 36°48′06″E / 2.72583°N 36.80167°E / 2.72583; 36.80167 (Lake Turkana Wind Power Station)	310^[46]	2018
Kipeto Wind Power Station^[47]	01°43′09″S 36°41′40″E / 1.71917°S 36.69444°E / -1.71917; 36.69444 (Kipeto Wind Power Station)	100^[48]	January 2021	Operational
Meru Wind Power Station^[49]	00°19′47″N 37°35′30″E / 0.32972°N 37.59167°E / 0.32972; 37.59167 (Meru Wind Power Station)	400^[49]	2017 (expected)^[49]	Planned
Lamu Wind Power Station^[50]	02°24′59″S 40°44′32″E / 2.41639°S 40.74222°E / -2.41639; 40.74222 (Lamu Wind Power Station)	90^[50]	2020 (expected)	Planned^{[needs update]}

Solar

Solar power station	Community	Coordinates	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed	Owner	Notes
Garissa Solar Power Station^[51]	Garissa County	00°18′58″S 39°41′53″E / 0.31611°S 39.69806°E / -0.31611; 39.69806 (Lamu Solar Power Station)	55	2017	Kenya Rural Electrification Authority	^[51]
Alten Solar Power Station	Uasin Gishu County	00°24′47″N 35°24′04″E / 0.41306°N 35.40111°E / 0.41306; 35.40111 (Alten Solar Power Station)	55	2023	Alten Energías Renovables	^[52]
Radiant Solar Power Station	Uasin Gishu County	00°25′32″N 35°21′40″E / 0.42556°N 35.36111°E / 0.42556; 35.36111 (Radiant Solar Power Station)	40	2021	Radiant Energy	^[53]
Eldosol Solar Power Station	Uasin Gishu County	00°25′32″N 35°21′37″E / 0.42556°N 35.36028°E / 0.42556; 35.36028 (Eldosol Solar Power Station)	40	2021	Eldosol Solar Consortium	^[54]
Kopere Solar Power Station	Nandi County	00°00′02″S 35°11′50″E / 0.00056°S 35.19722°E / -0.00056; 35.19722 (Kopere Solar Power Station)	50	2021 (Expected)	Voltalia Portugal SA	^[55]
Malindi Solar Power Station	Kilifi County	03°12′25″S 39°44′49″E / 3.20694°S 39.74694°E / -3.20694; 39.74694 (Malindi Solar Power Station)	52	2022	Malindi Solar Group Limited	^[56]
KenGen Floating Solar Power Station	Machakos County	00°48′27″S 37°41′06″E / 0.80750°S 37.68500°E / -0.80750; 37.68500	42.5	2026 Expected	KenGen	^[57]

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