Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has upgraded a 45-year old geothermal plant in Olkaria for Sh15.6 billion in the race to ease a crunch that has forced Kenya to rely on power imports.

The company on Thursday disclosed completion of the Olkaria 1, the oldest geothermal plant in Kenya whose power generation will rise to 60.5 Megawatts (MW) from 45MW.

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