Kenya will play host to the single largest geothermal power project in Africa, a 280 megawatt geothermal project consisting of expansions by 140 megawatts each for Olkaria One and Olkaria Four power plants.This follows the signing of a 1.3 billion US dollar deal between KENGEN and Japanese and South Korean firms towards the expansion of the two power plants.Construction is expected to end in 2014 with Japan's Toyota Tsusho Corporation and South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction forming the consortium that is expected to make the project a reality.

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