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During the month of January, GDA engineers worked closely with KenGen engineers and operators, and Civicon construction crews to complete the commissioning and performance testing. The plant was first synchronized to the grid on January 23rd. The performance testing was completed on January 29th.

GDA designed the plant and supplied all of the major equipment, including an Elliott GYR steam turbine.

Civicon was the General Contractor, responsible for construction of the plant.

KenGen is the leading electric power generation company in Kenya, producing about 80% of the electricity consumed in the country. They currently own and operate multiple geothermal power stations at Olkaria with a total capacity of 150 MW.

Eburru is located approximately 2 hours outside of the capital, Nairobi, in Kenya's Great Rift Valley. The Eburru geothermal field is on the flanks of the Ol Doinyo Eburru Volcano and is situated 11 km northwest of Lake Naivasha.




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GEA Honors Award Winners

"Since 1978, GDA has been offering services to develop geothermal resources, and has become an outstanding example of a US small business competing in a growing world geothermal market. Despite being a small company, GDA has successfully been involved in projects from the United States to East Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. Most recently, GDA completed shipping equipment to Kenya for the Eburru Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant located approximately 2 hours outside of the capital, Nairobi, in Kenya's countryside in the Great Rift Valley."

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The design and supply of the Eburru Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant is being done under contract with Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd (KenGen). KenGen is the leading electric power generation company in Kenya, producing about 80% of the electricity consumed in the country.

Eburru is located approximately 2 hours outside of the capital, Nairobi, in Kenya’s countryside in the Great Rift Valley. The Eburru geothermal field is on the flanks of the Ol Doinyo Eburru Volcano, situated 11 km northwest of Lake Naivasha.
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Pictured Below (L-R): Bill Cline - US Dept of Commerce, David Mendive - GDA, Martin Booth - GDA, Chuck Alvey - EDAWN
Export Achievement Certificate]]> General http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=15 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:47:22 -1600 http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=14
KenGen is the leading electric power generation company in Kenya, producing about 80% of the electricity consumed in the country. They currently own and operate two geothermal power stations with a total production of 115 MW.

Eburru is located approximately 2 hours outside of the capital, Nairobi, in Kenya's countryside in the Great Rift Valley. The Eburru geothermal field is along the flanks of the Ol Doinyo Eburru Volcano and is situated 11 km northwest of Lake Naivasha.

Eburru TG Set
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The steam turbine is being manufactured by Elliott Turbomachinery in Jeanette, PA. It will drive a synchronous generator manufactured by Kato Engineering in Mankato, MN, through a speed reduction gear manufactured by Lufkin Industries in Lufkin, TX.

KenGen is the leading electric power generation company in Kenya, producing about 80% of the electricity consumed in the country. They currently own and operate two geothermal power stations with a total production of 115 MW.

Eburru is located approximately 2 hours outside of the capital, Nairobi, in Kenya's countryside in the Great Rift Valley. The Eburru geothermal field is along the flanks of the Ol Doinyo Eburru Volcano and is situated 11 km northwest of Lake Naivasha.]]> Power Projects http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=13 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -1600 http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=12
We look forward to showing it off to everyone in the coming months.

Please note our new address:

Geothermal Development Associates
3740 Barron Way
Reno, Nevada 89511 USA

Our phone number and fax number remain the same.

New World Headquarters]]> General http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=12 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:00:00 -1500 http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=11
The three year long rehabilitation effort involved extensive assessment, repair and testing of both the plant and wellfield, including complete re-tubing of the heat exchangers. In addition, GDA provided EEPCo personnel with training in plant and wellfield operations. EEPCo considers the rehabilitation a success and is enthusiastic about adding more geothermal power projects.

The Aluto Langano plant is the first and only geothermal power plant in Ethiopia and the only operating geothermal power plant in Africa outside of Kenya.]]> Power Projects http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=11 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -1500 http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=10
Rendering of New GDA Offices

It is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy in early September 2009.]]> General http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=10 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:04:30 -1500 http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=7
The steam turbines are being manufactured by Elliott Turbomachinery in Jeanette, PA. They will drive synchronous generators manufactured by Kato Engineering in Mankato, MN, through speed reduction gears manufactured by Lufkin Industries in Lufkin, TX.

PT PLN, Indonesia's national electric utility, selected PT PAL earlier in 2008 to be the prime contractor for the design, supply, construction, installation and commissioning of the Ulumbu Geothermal Power Project.

The Ulumbu geothermal field is located 11 km to the south of Ruteng, the capital of Western Flores, in the Kabupaten (Regency) Manggarai, Flores Island, in the East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia.]]> Power Projects http://www.gdareno.com/blog/index.php?itemid=7 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:06:00 -1600