Olkaria
About 800 MW complex in the Rift Valley, the largest geothermal development in Africa.
Overview
Drilling began in the 1970s with phases from 1981 onward. Geothermal now supplies close to half of Kenyan generation. Hell's Gate National Park hosts the wellpads, a rare wildlife adjacency.
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