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Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station
Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Kenya
Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station in Kenya
CountryKenya
LocationEmbu County/Machakos County
Coordinates00°47′43″S 37°45′09″E / 0.79528°S 37.75250°E / -0.79528; 37.75250
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1975
Opening date1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Owner(s)Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damreservoir
ImpoundsTana River
Height30 m (98 ft)
Length580 m (1,900 ft)
Spillway capacity4,500 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity16,000,000 m3 (13,000 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation924 m (3,031 ft)
Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates00°47′43″S 37°45′09″E / 0.79528°S 37.75250°E / -0.79528; 37.75250
Operator(s)Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Commission date1999 (Unit 3)
TypeRun-of-the-river
Hydraulic head136 m (446 ft)
Turbines2 x 72 MW, 1 x 81 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity225 MW (302,000 hp)

The Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station, also known as the Gitaru Dam, is a rock and earth-filled embankment dam on the Tana River in Kenya. It straddles the border between Embu and Machakos Counties in the former Eastern Province. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 225 megawatt power station.[1]

  1. ^ KenGen (2010). "About Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Generating Company. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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