The government broke ground on the construction of a 35-megawatt (MW) Menengai Geothermal Power Plant in Nakuru County as it seeks to grow clean energy sources.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has broken ground on constructing a 35-megawatt (MW) Menengai Geothermal Power Plant in Nakuru County as it seeks to grow clean energy sources.

The government is betting on geothermal power sources to transition the country to a 100 per cent transition to green energy amid climate change.

“This will contribute to lowering the cost of energy and accelerate Manufacturing, Digital Economy, among other benefits,” said Gachagua.

“As one of the countries most affected by climate change, we are determined to attain our target of 100 percent transition to green energy; it is clean, reliable, affordable, and sustainable.”

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The excessive cost of producing electricity using generators, which is charged to ultimate users, is said to be the cause of the high cost of power.

The Menengai project is part of Kenya's pledge to expedite $3.99 billion worth of green investment projects, made public during COP27 in November 2022.

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank, and Finnfund all signed financing agreements for the project in December 2022.