Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station
The Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station, also Turkwel Dam, is an arch dam on the Turkwel River about north of Kapenguria in West Pokot County, Kenya. The dam serves several purposes to include hydroelectric power production, irrigation tourism and fisheries. It was constructed between 1986 and 1991. It supports the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the country, having an installed electric capacity of.
The dam, Kenya's tallest, has a height of, crest length of 150 m, dam volume of and retains a water volume of. The power station is located underground downstream and contains two 56 MW Francis turbine-generators. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station afford a net hydraulic head of.
