Kipevu II
Sector: Commercial • Location: Coast, Kenya
Source: World Bank Group
On November 3, 1998, Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited signed a 20-year power purchase with the Tsavo Power Company. Under the agreement Tsavo Power was to build a 75-MW power plant burning residual oil no.6. Sponsors for Kipevu II were Wartsila NSD Power Development (23%), Industrial Promotion Services, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and Cinergy Global Power Inc
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Commercial, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Government
- Location
- Coast, Kenya
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | On November 3, 1998, Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited signed a 20-year power purchase with the Tsavo Power Company. Under the agreement Tsavo Power was to build a 75-MW power plant burning residual oil no.6. Sponsors for Kipevu II were Wartsila NSD Power Development (23%), Industrial Promotion Services, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and Cinergy Global Power Inc of the United States (47%) and Globeleq, the power sector subsidiary of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (UK)(30%). Wartsila affiliates were to act as construction and O&M contractors for the project. The power plant met about 98% of its production target as of September 2002 since operation began in September 2001. http://www1.ifc.org/ar2001/downloads/projectCommitments.pdf None |
Original sector | Energy |
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Location
Country | Kenya |
State | Coast |
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Source reliability | High |
Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Government |
Article published date | 2023-02-20 |
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