Ketraco’s two new transformers
Kenyan Ketraco has acquired two HV transformers for the Turkwel – Ortum – Kitale transmission project.
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Kenya, Nairobi: Kenyan Ketraco has acquired two HV transformers for the Turkwel – Ortum – Kitale transmission project.
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (Ketraco) has acquired two high-voltage (HV) transformers to be used to complete the 220 kV Turkwel – Ortum – Kitale transmission project.
The 220/132kV 90MVA transformer weighing 70 tonnes will be utilised at the Kitale sub-station and another weighing 40 tonnes will be installed at the 220/33kV Ortum substation.
The transmission project will provide an alternative transmission evacuation route for the Turkwel Hydro Power Plant to the national grid, ensuring Kitale and Eldoret receive power from two different directions: Turkwel and Lessos. It will improve power quality and reliability in various Kenyan counties and strengthen supplies to the entire Western Kenya.
“Reliable electricity infrastructure is a requisite for higher productivity, and increased competitiveness in the global markets. Industries heavily rely on electricity to operate machinery, run production lines, and power manufacturing processes,” said Davis Chirchir, Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary at the Ortum sub-station.
Source: People Daily Kenya
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