Financier
Government of Kenya (GoK)
African Development Bank (ADB)
Contractor
China CAMCE Engineering Co. Ltd (potential contractor)
The project involves the construction of a substation at Mariakani with 4(2) X200MVA transformers. It falls under the system strengthening/capacity enhancement projects that aim to improve the transfer capacity of electrical energy as well as address the challenge of low voltages, high transmission losses, and unreliability of supply and network security.
The Mariakani substation is essential part of the 482km 400/220kV Mombasa – Nairobi transmission line as it steps up the power to ensure it is transmitted over long distances (over 400km) thus reducing transmission losses. Evacuate power from Dongo Kundu Liquefied Natural Gas plant