The Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Sondu River in Kenya.

Location

The power station is located near the village of ''Kusa'' in Kisumu County, approximately , by road, southeast of Kisumu, the location of the county headquarters. This lies approximately , by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the power station are:0°20'33.0"S, 34°51'08.0"E (Latitude:0°20'33.0"S; Longitude:34°51'08.0"E).

Overview

The power station is unique because it is not located directly on the river from which it derives the water that powers it. At the intake point, water is diverted to the power station, via a intake tunnel. After the power is generated, the water

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is discarded about downstream of the intake point via an outlet channel that measures . A 135kV transmission line carries the power from the power station to a substation in Kisumu, where it is integrated into the national electricity grid. Construction lasted 10 years, with a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation at a total cost of Sh19 billion (US$249 million).

Other considerations

After Sondu Miriu was built, another associated power station, the Sang'oro Hydroelectric Power Station, was built between 2007 and 2013, using the water discharge from Sondu Miriu as its intake.

Ownership

Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station is 100 percent owned by

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, a parastatal company of the

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