Locations of large hydropower dams in Kenya

This dataset portrays locations of large hydropower dams in Kenya.

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Locations of hydropower sites were approximately located by WRI based on SoK 1971, KenGen 2006, and from MoWD and JICA 1992a, 1992b, 1992c. This data was used in Map 3.11 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.

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Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Citation

Survey of Kenya (SoK). 1971. Directorate of Overseas Surveys: 1:50,000 Topographical Maps. Series Y731. Nairobi: SoK.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Limited. 2006. Prospectus. Online at http://www.kengen.co.ke/IPO/full_prospectus.pdf

Ministry of Water Development (MoWD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 1992a. The Study on the National Water Master Plan. "Figure M10.1: Location Map of Potential and Existing Damsites." Nairobi: MoWD and JICA.

Ministry of Water Development (MoWD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 1992b. The Study on the National Water Master Plan. "Table 4.5: Hydropower Projects to be Implemented by 2010." Nairobi: MoWD and JICA.

Ministry of Water Development (MoWD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 1992c. The Study on the National Water Master Plan. "Figure 4.4: National Power Grid Map." Nairobi: MoWD and JICA.

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Project: Ecosystem Service mapping

Page Last Updated: August 19, 2016

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