• Title of article

    Small Hydro-power Plants in Kenya: A Review of Status, Challenges and Future Prospects

  • Author/Authors

    Mbaka, John. G Department of Land and Water Management - University of Embu - Embu, Kenya , Mwaniki, Mercy. W Department of Geomatic Engineering and Geospatial Information Sciences - Nairobi, Kenya

  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    20
  • To page
    26
  • Abstract
    Small Hydro-power Plants (SHP) are important sources of electricity in many countries. However, little is known about SHP in Kenya. This paper reviews the status, challenges in implementation of SHP and prospects for future development of SHP in Kenya. The paper shows that SHP has not yet fully utilized the available hydro-power potential. The challenges associated with SHP development should be addressed to realize its full hydro-power generation potential in the future.
  • Keywords
    Electricity , Energy , Small Hydro‐Power Plant (SHP) , Kenya
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2016
  • Record number

    2467120