Menengai II Geothermal Power Station, is a geothermal power station under construction in Kenya. Location The power station is located in the Menengai Crater, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), north of Nakuru, the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately 185 kilometres (115 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. The coordinates of Menengai Crater are:0°11'46.0"S, 36°03'47.0"E (Latitude:-0.196105; Longitude:36.063062). Overview Geothermal Development Company (GDC), a company wholly owned by the Kenyan government has drilled geothermal wells in the Menengai Crater, whose total capacity can generate up to of electric energy. GDC will sell the steam to three independent power producers (IPPs) to build three geothermal power stations, each with capacity of . The power stations are: Menengai I Geothermal Power Station - Owned by Orpower Twenty Two Menengai II Geothermal Power Station - Owned by Quantum Power East Africa Menengai III Geothermal Power Station - Owned by Sosian Energy Ownership Menengai II Geothermal Power Station, whose construction costs were budgeted at KSh4 billion (approx. US$40 million), is owned by Quantum Power East Africa, an independent power producer (IPP). *US$1.00 = KSh100.80 on 4 April 2016 In February 2021, Afik21 reported that Quantum Power East Africa, the developer of this power station, had been majority acquired by Globeleq, a subsidiary of the CDC Group of the United Kingdom. See also List of power stations in Kenya Geothermal power in Kenya References External links Menengai geothermal to save nation KSh 13 billion Geothermal power stations in Kenya Power stations in Kenya Nakuru County Proposed energy infrastructure