Tsavo Thermal Power Station

Tsavo Thermal Power Station
Country Kenya
Location Mombasa
Coordinates 04°01′53″S 39°38′02″E / 4.03139°S 39.63389°E / -4.03139; 39.63389Coordinates: 04°01′53″S 39°38′02″E / 4.03139°S 39.63389°E / -4.03139; 39.63389
Status Operational
Commission date 2001
Owner(s) Tsavo Power Company Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Heavy fuel oil
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 75 MW (101,000 hp)

Tsavo Thermal Power Station, also Kipevu II Thermal Power Station is a 75 MW (101,000 hp), heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power station in Kenya.[1]

Location

The power station is located in the port city of Mombasa, adjacent to a similar state-owned project known as Kipevu I Thermal Power Station.[2] The coordinates of the power station are: 4°01'53.0"S, 39°38'02.0"E (Latitude:4°01'53.0"S; Longitude:39°38'02.0"E).[3]

Overview

The power station is owned and operated by Tsavo Power Company Limited (TPCL). TPCL is in turn owned by a consortium of international power developers and financiers including the International Finance Corporation, the UK-based Actis Capital, the Finnish company Wärtsilä, US-based Cinergy Global Power and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. The power company came online in 2001. The electricity generated is sold to Kenya Power and Lighting Company, under a 20-year power purchase agreement. The raw material for the power plant is Heavy Fuel Oil.[2][4] In 2015, Actis Capital sold their shareholding to the CDC Group and Norfund for US$227 million.[5]

Developers and financing

The table below summarizes the shareholding in Tsavo Power Company Limited (TPCL), the owner-operator of Tsavo Thermal Power Station, as at 1 April 2016:[2][5]

Tsavo Power Company Limited Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1AKFED & Cinergy Global Power Inc.47.0
2CDC Group15.0
3Norfund15.0
4Wärtsilä13.0
5International Finance Corporation10.0
Total100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ PEIC (1 January 1999). "Kipevu II: A Balancing Act". London: Powerengineeringint.com (PEIC). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 IFC (25 June 1999). "Kenya: Kipevu II : Summary Of Project Information". ashington DC: International Finance Corporation (IFC). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (1 April 2016). "Location of Tsavo Thermal Power Station, Mombasa, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ↑ AC (1 April 2016). "Tsavo: A solution to a power problem". London: Actis Capital (AC). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 Gachiri, John (14 September 2015). "Actis quits thermal power sector after sale of 30 percent stake". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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