Experience of Constructing the Resettlement Village Facilities for the 280MW Geothermal Power Project at Olkaria, Kenya

摘要

The 280MW KenGeb Olkaria Geothermal power project consists of two similar power plants namely Olkaria I Extension and Olkaria IV. They are located about ten kilometers apart. Each power plant includes connections of about twenty five high temperature geothermal steam wells covering an area of about ten square kilometers. The steam field development facilities include roads, steam and brine pipelines, separator stations, underground power supply and control cables and other system networks. Hazards in the steam field include, hot pipelines (up to 160°C), open ponds, hydrogen sulphide gas, loud noise during well testing or plant malfunction, and dust during construction.