Indian firm Kalpataru has been awarded the contract to construct a high capacity 400 kV transmission line from Mombasa to Nairobi. The 91 m USD line will carry electricity from thermal power stations in the coastal area to Nairobi.
The plants include the 90 MW Rabai Diesel plant that is already operational, the 120 MW diesel facility being built by KenGen and the proposed 300 MW of coal power plants expected to be in operation by 2014.
The project, which is being implemented in a turnkey basis, will involve the construction of 393 km of 400 kV and 81 km of 220 kV transmission lines from Mombasa to Nairobi and should be completed within 27 months. The project is being financed by the government and a consortium of finance providers, including the African Development Bank, European Investment Bank and the French Development Agency, through soft loans.
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