Kenya Electricity Generating Company initiates upgrade project to surge output capacity by 20%

It is to be noted that an upgrade project is being initiated by the Kenya Electricity Company that is likely to surge output capacity of its Wanji Hydropower project by 20%.

KenGen is using a modernization plan developed by global supplier Voith GmbH that is set to replace the 7.4 MW plant’s turbines, generators, control system and the electromechanical equipment as partaking in the  process of revamp. Voith is also set to provide plant automation services.

Wanji which is situated in the Mathioya and Maragua rivers in the Jenya’s Muranga region. Four original Francis-type turbines and generators were commissioned by Morgan Smith.

Voith said that “One of the primary challenges it faces in completing the work will be transporting the new equipment down an inclined elevator to the facility’s lower-lying powerhouse, but that the equipment’s parts have been designed for ease of replacement later.”

The project will increase KenGen’s service in remote regions, while the new control systems will allow the utility to monitor the system from its headquarters in Nairobi.