He stated that the oil refinery desires to construct the station at Changamwe in Mombasa.
He added “The public are invited to submit oral and written comments to Nema’s director general within 30 days to assist the Authority in the approval process of the project.”
Martin Wahome, Kenya Petroleum, stated that the refinery presently uses 8 MW of power and the excess quantity will be sold to the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).
He stated that the refinery incurs an average of KES30 million expenditure per month on electricity bills and the planned gas turbine generator will generate a new revenue stream for the refinery as well as generating more jobs.
In February 2009, Kiraitu Murungi, energy minister, instructed the refinery to commence its own power station to produce power after the firm stated its operations were being interrupted frequently by power outage.
Langwen stated that water pollution could be one of the potential adverse affects of the proposed plant and affirmed that KPRL will erect oil separators apart from amassing waste in metal containers as a alleviation measure.
The refinery official stated that statutory certification and examination, adequate servicing of trucks, utilization of lead free fuels, appropriate construction and maintenance of roads are amongst the measures to be done to decrease air pollution.
He stated that in order to improve occupational health and safety, the company will supply protective gear to members of staff, fence project areas, post warning signs, install fire detection, alarm and suppression
He said the refinery will provide protective gear to staff members, post warning signs, fence project areas, erect fire detection, alarm and suppression to improve occupational health and safety.
