Kenya hydropower hits 471 MW amid rising water levels

NAIROBI, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Electricity Generating Co. Ltd. (KenGen), a state-owned enterprise, said Monday that its hydropower stations have recorded a peak output of more than 471 MW due to rising water levels at its dams.

Peter Njenga, chief executive officer of KenGen, said that the country's main dams in the Seven Forks Cascade have recorded one of the highest water levels in the recent past.