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Athi River Medium Speed Diesel (MSD) Power Plant (81MW)

Sector: Commercial • Location: Eastern, Kenya

Source: World Bank Group

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The financing will be used for development of a Medium Speed Diesel (MSD) power plant, located in the Athi River area, about 25km from the Nairobi city in Kenya. The plant has a total installed capacity of 81MW and will consist of 10 x 9.0 MW medium speed diesel (MSD) units type 18V32/40 manufactured by ZGPT-MAN of China. Sponsor is Triumph Power Generating Company. The sponsor will enter into a 2

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Prospective
Sector
Commercial, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Location
Eastern, Kenya
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Athi River Medium Speed Diesel (MSD) Power Plant (81MW)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Eastern, Kenya. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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2026-07-22

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The financing will be used for development of a Medium Speed Diesel (MSD) power plant, located in the Athi River area, about 25km from the Nairobi city in Kenya. The plant has a total installed capacity of 81MW and will consist of 10 x 9.0 MW medium speed diesel (MSD) units type 18V32/40 manufactured by ZGPT-MAN of China. Sponsor is Triumph Power Generating Company. The sponsor will enter into a 20-year power purchase agreement with Kenya Power and Lighting Company. Standard Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) arranged the $108 million debt financing package. Standard Bank provided $28 million while ICBC supplied the remaining $80 million for the plant. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is providing US$102.5 million in breach of contract cover to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Standard Bank of South Africa for their long-term commercial financing to Triumph. In addition, MIGA is providing US$11.1 million in coverage to CfC Stanbic Bank Limited covering its swap arrangement with Triumph to hedge against long-term interest rate risk.

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Kenya

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Eastern

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Commercial, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Government

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2024-05-28

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