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Athi River II Medium Speed Diesel (MSD) Power Plant

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Kenya

Source: World Bank Group

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The BOO project involves the development of the 80MW GEL (Gulf Energy Ltd.) Heavy Fuel Oil-Fired Power Plant in Kenya. The plant is to be located at Athi River on Mombasa Road, about 25KM from Nairobi City. It also includes a 66kV interconnector and backup metering equipment in the Mombasa Road area of Nairobi.

Total estimated cost is US$95.5 million and the SPV of the project is Gulf Power Limit

Status
Prospective
Sector
Oil and Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Road, Commercial, Warehouse, Government
Location
Kenya
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Athi River II Medium Speed Diesel (MSD) Power Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Kenya. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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The BOO project involves the development of the 80MW GEL (Gulf Energy Ltd.) Heavy Fuel Oil-Fired Power Plant in Kenya. The plant is to be located at Athi River on Mombasa Road, about 25KM from Nairobi City. It also includes a 66kV interconnector and backup metering equipment in the Mombasa Road area of Nairobi. Total estimated cost is US$95.5 million and the SPV of the project is Gulf Power Limited, composed of Gulf Energy (50%) and Multiple Hauliers (50%). Debt-to-equity ratio is 80:20 and the US$81 million debt was financed in four tranches: 1) A loan of US$22 million by IFC, 2) Multilateral loan of US$5 million by IFC, 3) Multilateral loan of US$27 million from OPEC Fund for International Development, and 4) term loan of US$27 million by Standard Bank. The loan agreement was signed in July 2014 and the project reached financial closure. Company: Multiple Hauliers Percentage: 50.00000% http://ifcext.ifc.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/ProjectDisplay/SPI_DP29418 Company: Gulf Energy Percentage: 50.00000%

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Kenya

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Oil and Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Road, Commercial, Warehouse, Government

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2024-06-05

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