Alten Solar Power Station
Alten Solar Power Station, also Kesses 1 Solar Power Station, is a solar power plant in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The power station is located outside the city of Eldoret, in Uasin Gishu County, approximately, by road, north-west of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. The solar farm will sit on approximately of former farmland, approximately, south-east of Eldoret and about one kilometer east of Eldosol Solar Power Station and Radiant Solar Power Station.Overview
Kenya has ambitions to electrify 100 percent of the country's population, up from 70 percent in 2017. This development and the 50 megawatt Kopere Solar Power Station, together with the 55 megawatt Garissa Solar Power Station, owned by Kenya Rural Electrification Authority, are aimed to diversify Kenya electricity sources, given the unpredictability of hydro-power in this East African country. This power station is expected to supply 123 GWh of energy annually, enough to meet the energy needs of over 245,000 Kenyan homes.Developers
The power station is owned by Alten Energías Renovables, a European independent power producer with two other solar project developments in Kenya, Kesses 2 and Kopere.Alten notified Kenyan authorities that the French company Voltalia was selected by the owners to carry out the construction as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, as well as the operations and maintenance contractor for the plant. The power is sold to electricity distributor Kenya Power and Lighting Company via a 20-year power purchase agreement.