Financier
EXIM Bank China
Government of Kenya (GoK)
Contractor
NORINCO International Cooperation Ltd
SHANDONG TAIKAI POWER ENGINEERINC CO. Ltd
Scope
148km220kV Kamburu-Embu-Kibirigwi-Thika OHL with associated LILO from existing 132kV lines to proposed Kibirigwi, Uplands and Thika substations.
Benefit
To supply the loads of Embu (Kutus) and Kibirigwi (Kiganjo) from the power available from Kamburu (supplied from Gitaru) and Thika.
To create the North-Eastern part of the 220 kV Network for the grid