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The company was founded on 1 February 1954 as the Kenya Power Company (KPC) and was commissioned to construct the transmission line between Nairobi and Tororo in Uganda. This was to transmit power generated at the Owen Falls Dam to Kenya. KPC was also tasked to develop electricity generating facilities in the country.
Electrical power. Services. Electric power transmission. Owner. Government of Kenya. Website. www .ketraco .co .ke. Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited, commonly referred to as KETRACO, is a wholly-owned parastatal of the Government of Kenya which serves as the primary Transmission System Operator in the Republic of Kenya .
Terminology. Transmission tower is the name for the structure used in the industry in the United States and some other English-speaking countries. [4] In Europe and the U.K., the terms electricity pylon and pylon derive from the basic shape of the structure, an obelisk with a tapered top. [5] In Canada, the term hydrotower is used, because ...
Electric power can be transmitted by underground power cables. Underground cables take up no right-of-way, have lower visibility, and are less affected by weather. However, cables must be insulated. Cable and excavation costs are much higher than overhead construction.
This power line project is split into three lots. The first lot, consisting a 400kV line, measuring 213 kilometres (132 mi), stretches from Olkaria to Lessos with maximum carrying capacity of 1,200 megawatts. The second lot, from Lessos to Kisumu, measures 77 kilometres (48 mi) and is a 220kV line, capable of transmitting 400 megawatts of power.
Kenya is currently the largest producer of geothermal energy in Africa. It is one of two countries in Africa that produce geothermal energy, the other being Ethiopia. In 2010, geothermal energy accounted for almost 20 percent of Kenya's total electricity generation. The country has the potential to produce 10,000 megawatts of geothermal-powered ...
A mast radiator or mast antenna is a radio tower or mast in which the whole structure is an antenna. Mast antennas are the transmitting antennas typical for long or medium wave broadcasting. Structurally, the only difference is that some mast radiators require the mast base to be insulated from the ground.
The power line starts at the 310 megawatts (415,717 hp) Lake Turkana Wind Power Station in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County and runs in a southerly direction for approximately 428 kilometres (266 mi) to end at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company electricity substation, at Suswa, in Narok County. Overview