Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd. / Mwangi GeoSteam Services Ltd. / World Bank Operational / Thomson / Oserian Development Company / Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. / Ormat Technologies Inc. / Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd. / KenGen Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. / Orpower 4 Inc. / /
Environmental Issue / FDA Phase / M&A / Business Partnership / /
Facility
Olkaria III Power Plant / Fischer’s towers / Central towers / Oserian greenhouse / Olkaria I power station / MWe Olkaria III Power Plant / Olkaria I station / Olkaria II station / /
IndustryTerm
Hydrogen sulfide gas emission / harmful chemical substances / steam-gathering systems / telephone pole / energy / environmental management / geothermal energy / project subsidiary / petroleum products / important food / clean energy supply / Gas emissions / gas ejectors / chemical / /
NaturalFeature
Ol Njorowa Gorge / Lake Naivasha / Olkaria Hill / Gulf of Aden / Red Sea / Kenya Rift Valley / Lake Victoria / Huri Hills / Kilimanjaro / Mount Kenya / /
Organization
Public Complaints Committee / Energy Regulatory Commission / Geothermal Resources Council / Kenya Wildlife Service / Kenya MAP / National Environmental Management Authority / World Bank / International Geothermal Association / /
Person
Susan F. Hodgson / Susan Fox Hodgson Geothermal / Toni Boyd / Acacia Sp / John W. Lund / Heritage / Moses Nthiga / /
Position
farmer / leader in the region / Project Engineer / Major / Independent Power Producer / /
Environmental and Socio-Economic Issues of Geothermal Development in Kenya Giraffes stand near the electrical lines from the Olkaria I power station. The giraffes are almost as tall as the telephone pole. Photos by M. Mw