Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station
Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station, also Masinga Dam, is an embankment dam on the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya and straddles the border of Embu and Machakos Counties in Eastern Province and is located about 106 km, by road, northeast of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Embu County/Machakos County, Eastern Province
- Also known as: “Masinga Dam”
Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.87971° or 0° 52′ 47″ southLongitude
37.58798° or 37° 35′ 17″ eastHeight
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
6GFV4HCQ+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 506145560OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q17382021
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Masinga”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Masinga”
- German: “Kraftwerk Masinga”
- Indonesian: “Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air Masinga”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Masinga vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Masinga vannkraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه برق آبی ماسنگا”
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Highlights include Masinga Power Station and Masinga Air Field.
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