| Turkwel Hydro Power Plant | |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Location | Turkwel |
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| Status | Active |
| Commission date | 1991 |
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| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
| Generation units | 4 |
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| Maximum capacity | 106 MW |
The Turkwel Hydro Power Plant is Kenya's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 106 MW[1].
The dam, Kenya's largest, is located on the Turkwel River in NW Kenya. It has a height of 153 m, crest length of 150 m, dam volume of 170,000 m³ and retains a water volume of 1,641,000,000 m³.
It is well known in being a failed aid project where the dam was built on the wrong information, and it has never run to its full capacity. 800 people had to move because of the dam, with little or no compensation, and the damage to the environment and the local people has been huge.