Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station information

Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station
Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station
	Location of Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station in Kenya
Official name	Masinga Power Station
Country	Kenya
Location	Embu County/Machakos County, Eastern Province
Coordinates	00°53′21″S 37°35′40″E / 0.88917°S 37.59444°E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1978
Opening date	1981
Owner(s)	Tana and Athi River Development Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Impounds	Tana River
Height	60 m (200 ft)
Length	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Dam volume	4,950,000 m3 (175,000,000 cu ft)
Spillway type	Over the dam
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,560,000,000 m3 (1,260,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	120 km2 (46 sq mi)
Operator(s)	Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Commission date	1981
Hydraulic head	49 m (161 ft) (max)
Turbines	2 x 20 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	40 megawatts (54,000 hp)
Annual generation	129 - 232 GWh

Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station, also Masinga Dam, is an embankment dam on the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya and straddles the border of Embu and Machakos Counties in Eastern Province and is located about 106 km. (66 mi.), by road, northeast of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.^[1] Construction of the dam began in 1978,^[2] and was completed in 1981.^[3] It is owned by Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA).^[4] The dam is used for power production and is part of the Seven Forks Scheme.^[3]

^ Globefeed.com (19 February 2018). "Distance between Nairobi Central, Nairobi, Kenya and Masinga Dam, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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[1] Globefeed.com (19 February 2018). "Distance between Nairobi Central, Nairobi, Kenya and Masinga Dam, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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