Vipingo power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} The Vipingo power station, also known as Kilifi Coal power station, is a proposed 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Kenya.
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Location
The map below shows the location of Kilifi County, Kenya, but not the exact location of the Vipingo power station.
Background
On its website project proponent Kenya Electricity Generation (KenGen) states the 600 MW coal plant will be commissioned in July 2016.[1]
A construction contract was signed with Daewoo in 2012.[2]
In February 2014 KenGen said that, after initial hurdles on land acquisition, the company is abandoning plans to build coal plants and is instead focusing on a clean energy drive, including additional capacity from geothermal, wind and hydro sources.[3]
As of May 2016 the project is no longer listed on the KenGen website, with planned projects only wind, hydro, and geothermal.[4]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Kenya Electricity Generation (KenGen)
- Parent company:
- Location: Vipingo, Kilifi County, Kenya
- Coordinates: 3.667, 39.75 (approximate)
- Status: Cancelled
- Gross Capacity: 600 MW (2 x 300 MW)
- Type: Subcritical
- Start date:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Ongoing Projects," Kenya Electricity Generation, accessed July 2014
- ↑ "Daewoo to build Sh110 billion coal-power station in Kilifi," The Star, Nov 20, 2012
- ↑ "5,000MW plan goes full steam ahead," Daily Nation, Feb 25, 2014
- ↑ "Ongoing Projects," Kenya Electricity Generation, accessed May 2016
