Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station

The Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station, also Turkwel Dam, is an arch dam on the Turkwel River about north of Lorokon in West Pokot County, Kenya. The dam serves several purposes, including hydroelectric power production, irrigation, tourism and fisheries. It was constructed between 1986 and 1991. It supports the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the country, with an installed generating capacity of 112 MW.
The dam, Kenya's tallest, has a height of, a crest length of 150 m, a dam volume of and retains a water volume of. The power station is located underground, downstream, and contains two 56 MW Francis turbine generators. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station affords a net hydraulic head of.