Project Info
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Client:
Gichuki Venture
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Main Contractor:
Farab
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Location:
Kenya
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Scheme:
EPC
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Scope:
Electromechanical & hydromechanical equipment, power house civil works, weir and waterway
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Progress:
Under construction
- Specification:
- Capacity: 10 MW (2 Units of 5 MW)
- Values per Unit:
- Nominal net head (HN): 40.0 m
- Gross head (HB): 45.0 m
- Nominal discharge (QA): 14.0 m³/s
- Max. discharge (Qmax): 14.7 m³/s
- Nominal Turbine Output (PTnom): 5074 kw each
- Max. Turbine output (PT): 5227 kw each
- Turbine speed (n1): 428.57 rpm
- Runaway speed (nD): 1018 rpm
- Runner outlet diameter (D2): 1380 mm
- Permissible suction head (hS): +1,5 m
- Nominal Plant Output: 10.148 kw
- Max. Plant Output: 10.454 kw
