Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station

Kenyan heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power station

Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station

Location of Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station in Kenya

Country| Kenya
Location| Athi River
Coordinates| 01°27′30″S 37°00′14″E﻿ / ﻿1.45833°S 37.00389°E﻿ / -1.45833; 37.00389
Status| Operational
Commission date| December 2014
Owner| Gulf Energy Consortium'
Thermal power station
Primary fuel| Heavy fuel oil
Power generation
Nameplate capacity| 80.32 MW (107,710 hp)

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Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station, also Athi River Thermal Power Station, is an 80.32 MW (107,710 hp), heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power station in Kenya.[1]

This power station is one of about a dozen heavy fuel-fired power stations which offer the country backup capacity as standby plants that come on-line quickly, if and when geothermal and weather-dependent hydro-power fail to provide adequate supply to the national grid.[2]

## Location

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The power station is located in the town of Athi River, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya, along the Nairobi–Mombasa Road.[3]

The coordinates of the power station are 1°27'30.0"S, 37°00'14.0"E (Latitude:-1.458333; Longitude:37.003889).[4]

## Overview

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The power station is owned and operated by Gulf Power Limited (GPL), a special purpose vehicle company created to own and operate the business. GPL is in turn owned by a consortium of independent power developers, including Gulf Energy Limited and Noora Power Limited, two companies incorporated in Kenya.[1] In January 2019, Britam Holdings Limited, through its subsidiary, Britam Asset Managers Kenya Limited, acquired a stake in Gulf Energy Limited for a KSh1.4 billion (US$13.9 million) consideration.[5]

The power generated by this power station is sold to Kenya Power and Lighting Company under a 20-year power purchase agreement, which expires in December 2034.[5]

## Financing

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This power station received funding from several international financiers including as illustrated in the table below:[1][6]

Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station Financiers  Rank | Name of Lender | Loan Amount ($ million) | Percentage of Total

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1 | International Finance Corporation | 21.7 | 19.38
2 | Standard Bank of South Africa | 21.7 | 19.38
3 | OPEC Fund for International Development | 31.6 | 28.21
4 | Gulf Power Limited | 37.0 (Equity) | 29.64
| Total | 112.00 | 100.00

## See also

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* Kenya portal
* Energy portal

* Kenya Power Stations
* Africa Power Stations
* World Power Stations

## References

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1. ^ a b c Mugwe, David (11 November 2012). "IFC to inject Sh4.3 billion into power production". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
2. ^ The Energy Siren (14 December 2018). "An inside look into Kenya's expensive diesel power plants". Nairobi: The Energy Siren. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. ^ Globefeed.com (22 January 2019). "Distance between Central Business District, Nairobi, KEN and Gulf Power Athi River Plant, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
4. ^ "Location of Gulf Energy Thermal Power Station, Athi River, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
5. ^ a b Okoth, Edwin (22 January 2019). "Britam buys Sh1.4bn power firm stake". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
6. ^ "About Gulf Power". Energy Digital. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

## External links

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* Thermal power generators increase five-month output