Project Profiles - Structural Steelworks & Electrical Mechanical Installations

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Kipevu I - Diesel Power Station, Kipevu Mombassa

Employer:                                 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry & Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
Consulting Engineer:                  Mott Ewbank Preece, U.K.
Client:                                       Kenya Electricity Generation Co. Ltd, (KENGEN), Kenya.
Construction Period:                 1998 - 2000
Value:                                       US$ 14.8 Million
Construction and erection of a 6 X 12 MW thermal power station 
H Young & Co were the main sub-contractors for the construction of the station. Project scope included

• Civil and building works including a 3 storied power station house and office buildings.
• 158,000m3 of excavations, access roads including 24,000m2 of Heavy Duty Concrete Block paving works.
• Supply and installation of structural steel works including OH cranes, supply and installation of Heavy Duty Oil (HDO) tanks of 2 x 9,000m3 capacity and 8 tanks of a total capacity of 24,000m3 for various media including fire water, raw water, potable water, oil and lubrication oils.
• Sewerage and waste water disposal system.

Steel Structure Frame.

Kipevu Power House

Tank work and piping works

Kipevu Power Station and Completed Tank Farm