Olkaria 3 geothermal power plant

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Global Geothermal Power Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.

Olkaria 3 geothermal power plant is an operating geothermal power plant in Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Olkaria 3 geothermal power plant


Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
1	Operating^[1]	2000^[1]	59 MW^[1]^[2]	Binary cycle^[3]	Ormat Technology INC [100%]^[4]	Ormat Technology INC^[5]
2	Operating^[1]	2009^[2]	36 MW^[2]	Binary cycle^[3]	Ormat Technology INC [100%]^[4]	Ormat Technology INC^[5]
3	Operating^[1]	2014^[2]	26 MW^[2]	Unknown type	Ormat Technology INC [100%]^[4]	Ormat Technology INC^[5]
4	Operating^[1]	2016^[6]	26 MW^[2]	Unknown type	Ormat Technology INC [100%]^[4]	Ormat Technology INC^[5]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Olkaria 3 geothermal power plant


Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya	-0.889, 36.2562 (exact)
2	Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya	-0.889, 36.2562 (exact)
3	Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya	-0.889, 36.2562 (exact)
4	Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya	-0.889, 36.2562 (exact)

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Additional data

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References

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230203115610/http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Olkaria-III_CPI_150302_FINAL-2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220511221119/https://www.ormat.com/en/projects/all/main/?Country=Kenya&Seg=0&Tech=6. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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