Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station | |
Location Map: | Kenya |
Country: | Kenya |
Coordinates: | -1.0264°N 37.2433°W |
Owner: | Kenya Electricity Generating Company |
Purpose: | Power |
Status: | O |
Dam Crosses: | Thika River |
Plant Name: | Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station |
Plant Coordinates: | -1.0264°N 37.2433°W |
Plant Operator: | Kenya Electricity Generating Company |
Plant Type: | R |
Plant Turbines: | 2 X 1.0MW |
Plant Capacity: | 2MW |
Plant Commission: | 1924 |
The Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is a 2MW hydroelectric power station on the Thika River in Kenya.[1]
The power station is located approximately 25km (16miles), by road, east of the town of Thika, Kiambu County.[2] This lies approximately 65km (40miles), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country.[3] The coordinates of the power station are: 1°01'35.0"S, 37°14'36.0"E (Latitude:-1.026384; Longitude:37.243335).
Ndula Power Station was commissioned in 1924. It has two horizontal Francis turbines, driving two generators. It is owned and operated by Kenya Electricity Generating Company.[1]
Ndula Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, a parastatal company of the government of Kenya.