[1][2] The power station is located in the Olkaria area, in Nakuru County, adjacent to Hell's Gate National Park, approximately 114 kilometres (71 mi), southeast of Nakuru, where the county headquarters are located.

[3] This is approximately 122 kilometres (76 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya.

[4] The geographical coordinates of Olkaria IV Geothermal Power Station are 0°55'05.0"S, 36°20'04.0"E (Latitude:-0.918056; Longitude:36.334444).

[10] Olkaria IV Geothermal Power Station was commissioned by Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya, on 22 October 2014.

The electromechanical parts were supplied by Hyundai Engineering of South Korea, Toyota Tsusho of Japan, and KEC International of India.