Bids sought for Kitui’s first coal power plant
PHOTO|FILE The Mui Basin in Kitui where the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has invited bids for the development of a coal-fired power plant. The World Bank has excluded coal from its $5 billion funding to boost power supply in Kenya and six Africa countries.
What you need to know:
- The ministry said the project will be developed under the Independent Power Producer (IPP) framework, which will see a developer enter into a power purchase agreement with Kenya Power.
- The plant is scheduled for completion by 2016 and will use coal from the Mui basin.
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has invited bids for the development of a coal-fired power plant in Kitui.
In an ad on Wednesday, the ministry said the project will be developed under the Independent Power Producer (IPP) framework, which will see a developer enter into a power purchase agreement with Kenya Power.
“The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum now invites private investors with experience in coal fired power plants to express interest in developing the 900-1000MW power plant and sell power to KP under a contractual arrangement,” the tender notice read in part.
This comes close to two months after the ministry short-listed 10 companies to compete for development of a coal power plant in Lamu.
The plant is scheduled for completion by 2016 and will use coal from the Mui basin.
