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Public operator KenGen revives Olkaria energy park plans

Kenya Electricity Generating Co (KenGen) is looking for a consultant to help it rekindle the "Kenen Energy Park" project, an industrial park located near the Olkaria geothermal field a dozen kilometers west of Nairobi. [...] (187 words)

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