Kenya’s top power producer KenGen has opened up hundreds of acres of land for lease in Naivasha as it lured international investors with cheap power tariffs to put up an industrial park within the geothermal steam fields.
The proposed KenGen Green Energy Park will sit on 845 acres at the Olkaria geothermal field in Naivasha and will include both industrial and non-industrial activities such as offices, data centres, research and development centre, hospitality, visitor experience centre as well as administrative and commercial uses.
The Energy Park will be accessed both by railway and roads to major seaports and airports and supported with the necessary logistical installations and will be developed in four phases between 2025 and 2045, said KenGen.
“The opportunity available is for land lease to the sub-developers interested in setting up operations in the master-planned parcel to utilise geothermal steam and/or brine (hot water), raw water, and electricity,” said the power producer.
“KenGen now invites expressions of interest from interested sub-developers and individual manufacturing/processing firms to lease land and set up at the proposed KenGen Green Energy Park in Olkaria, Naivasha,” it said.
Host light, steam-intensive industries
The park will host light industries such as warehousing and logistics and supporting industries, medium and heavy industries such as manufacturers of fertilisers, iron and steel, plastics and packaging, and fabricated metal products.
It will also host steam-intensive industries such as pulp and paper, wood and wood products, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, and leather industries.
