REPUBLIC OF KENYA

&

KENYA NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY BOARD

HON. OCHILO AYACKO, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & CEO , KNEB

Made up of 47 Tribes

Population: 39.5 Million

Real GDP Growth Rate

(&)-2011/2012: 4.4

GDP Current Prices (USD

Million): 35,557

Real GDP Per Capita

(USD): 900

Presidential & Bicameral

State with a Devolved

System

Bio Data

Kenya’s Energy Sector

Ministry of Energy & Petroleum

Electricity Sub-Sector

Generation

GDC

KENGEN & IPP’S

KNEB ( Future)

Transmission & Generation

KPLC

KETRACO

Regulation

ERC

Petroleum

Power Generation in Kenya

Installed capacity total 1,735 MW The effective interconnected capacity during normal

hydrology is 1,664 MW Registered interconnected national peak demand as of

May 2013 is 1,347MW. The total connected electricity customers currently are

approximately 2.3 million. National electrification is approximately 30%. System Losses 17.3%

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Annual Electricity Production In Gwh

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Source Annual Production

GWh % Share

Hydro 3451 45%

Thermal 2546 33%

Geothermal 1498 20%

Cogeneration 100 2%

Wind 15 0%

Isolated Grid 23 1%

Total 7633 100%

45%

34%

20%

1% 0% 0%

Annual Production GWh

Hydro

Thermal

Geothermal

Cogeneration

Wind

Isolated Grid

Challenges In The Energy Sector

1. Generation Constraints: a. Over-reliance on Hydro-Power

b. Over –Reliance on Fossil Fueled Plants c. Reliance on Independent Power Producers and High Energy

Costs

2. Supply Constraints: a. Grid Size

b. Quality of Transmission and Distribution Grid c. Cost to consumer is too high

d. Inadequate supply vis a vis demand

KNEB as the

Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO)

Official Government announcement to go nuclear, December, 2010

Formed and funded by the government to study and make policy and

strategy recommendations to the government with respect to each of the 19

infrastructure issues

Assume an oversight role to assure that the overall infrastructure

development is properly planned and executed

Kenya’s Legal Institution

2010 Constitution, part 1 of the Fourth Schedule provides that the

National Government shall be responsible for energy policy

formulation including electricity and gas reticulation and energy

regulation.

Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004

The Energy Act, No. 12 of 2006, which is currently under review,

includes ‘nuclear power’ within its definition of ‘energy’

Electric Grid

220 kV

132 kv

66 - 11kVThe voltage rating of the transmission lines include 132kV, 220kV, 400kV and 500kV (HVDC).

The existing Transmission network is composed of: 1,331km of 220kV 2,211km of 132kV

• Grid integration- transmission and distribution network covers about one third of the country and is concentrated along major urban and population centers with plans to upgrade the grid to enhance connectivity to the power users

Power Generation Plan For The Period 2013-2033

Source Hydro

(MW)

Thermal (MW) Coal

(MW)

Geothermal

(MW)

Wind

(MW)

Nuclear

(MW)

Imports

(MW)

TOTAL

2012-2018 230 180 300 140 100 300 200 1,450

2019 420 420

2020 440 100 200 740

2021 140 360 840 200 1,540

2022 300 700 100 300 1,400

2023 180 800 200 1,000

2024 180 300 960 200 1,640

2025 180 300 1,100 200 1,780

2026 180 1,100 100 300 1,680

2027 180 300 1,500 100 300 200 2,580

2028 180 300 1,500 100 300 200 2,580

2029 360 300 1,840 100 300 200 3,100

2030 180 600 2,020 200 300 3,300

2031 90 540 300 2,550 300 900 4,680

2032 540 900 2,780 300 300 4,820

2033 540 2,640 300 900 4,380

TOTAL 230 3600 3600 20,910 1,800 3900 1600 35,640

Technical Requirements for Kenya’s Nuclear Reactor technology

The nuclear power plant will need to accommodate local external

events including seismicity, flooding, wetlands, ecology and population

density, heat sink temperature, condenser cooling water source and

extent of water resources

The power plant should be characteristically safe and not need

external safety systems; the safety of the power plant must be obvious

to both the public and the regulators.

The power plant should ensure minimal environmental impact and be

capable of operating at high thermal efficiencies allowing for use of

waste heat for other commercial applications if desired.

Technical requirements for Kenya's Nuclear Reactor Technology

The nuclear power plant should comply with regulations and standards which Kenya will establish

The power plant should have low radiation dose levels and minimal radioactive contamination

The power plant’s fuel cycle should provide the highest possible resistance to proliferation and not depend on reprocessing

The power plant should be designed with eventual decommissioning in mind; the sizing and design of the power plant’s systems should facilitate rapid disassembly, ease of decontamination and ease of disposal

Choice of Nuclear Reactor for Kenya Small modular reactors (SMR’S)

Kenya is interested in the SMR technology and will adopt SMR technology that will be proven.

This is due to the fact that Kenya’s national grid is small therefore looking at 300-900MW

Units of above 1000MW are too big for the current Kenyan grid, however power demand is expected to increase substantially. This will enhance consideration of above technologies for the future grid.

Power interconnection between Kenya and other neighboring systems will increase the system’s capability to accommodate a larger unit

Questions?