Kitui power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} The Kitui power station is a proposed 960-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Kaloleni, Kenya.
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Location
The map below shows the location of Kitui County, but not the exact location of the proposed project.
Background
In 2010, the Kenyan government awarded a mining concession to the Chinese company Jung‘u and its subsidiary Fenxi Mining Industry Ltd to mine coal in the Mui Basin.[1] A benefit sharing agreement was signed between Fenxi and the government in Mwingi town on December 23, 2013. A Chinese consortium was also given mining rights in 2015.[2]
In October 2014 it was reported that the ministry of energy was evaluating bids from international power producers to build a 960MW coal-fired power plant in Kitui, under the Independent Power Producer (IPP) framework. The plant would use coal from Kitui, with operation planned for 2016.[3]
As of December 2017 mining has yet to begin in the region.[4] There has also been no developments on the coal plant, although a March 2018 article states "One of the [Kenya] National Energy and Petroleum Policy’s long-term goals is to facilitate development of a 960-megawatt coal-fired plant within Mui Basin — in Kitui."[5]
In July 2018 it was reported that feasibility studies on the 960 MW coal plant were underway.[6]
Residents have petitioned Parliament to have the coal mining and plant project stopped.[7]
Public opposition
According to a 2015 report by a coalition of NGOs, the coal mining would lead to large-scale evictions of at least 100,000 people. Locals filed a petition against the project, resulting in a 2015 ruling providing for greater public participation in consultation on all matters, including compensation.[1]
Project Details
- Sponsor: TBD (IPP project)
- Parent company:
- Location: Kitui County, Kenya
- Coordinates: -1.483333, 38.383333 (approximate)
- Status: Pre-permit development
- Gross Capacity: 960 MW
- Type:
- Start date:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source: Kitui
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coal mining disrupts people’s livelihoods in Mui Basin, Kenya," Both Ends, Actionaid, CIEL, Dhaatri and Keystone Foundation, 2015
- ↑ "Kitui wants details of Mui coal project," The Star, Feb 15, 2016
- ↑ "Kenyan county woos investors in coal mining," Xinhuanet, 10/07/14
- ↑ "Coal mining in Kitui yet to start 5 years after deal was signed," Daily Nation, Dec 1, 2017
- ↑ "Governor Ngilu’s charcoal-coal stand contradictory," DeCoalinize, March 1, 2018
- ↑ "Kenya plans 960-MW coal-fired power plant in Kitui," Business Daily, July 1, 2018
- ↑ "Kenya: Locals petition parliament to stop coal mining due to environmental, livelihood & health concerns," Business & Human Rights Resource Center, 28 May 2019
