This development and the 55 megawatts Garissa Solar Power Station, owned by Kenya Rural Electrification Authority, are aimed to diversify Kenya electricity sources, given the unpredictability of hydro-power in this East African country.

In addition to the power station, the developers will construct a 33/132kV sub-station and a 1.8 kilometres (1 mi), transmission line to integrate the estimated 106GWh generated annually into the national grid.

[4] Voltalia is expected to own and operate the solar farm and power station, after commissioning.

In December 2018, the African Development Bank (AfDB) committed to lend US$18.17 million towards the construction of this power station.

At that time, AfDB was also in the process of securing another US$11.6 million concessional loan from the Climate Investment Fund’s Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP), to lend towards this development as well.