A recent expansion,&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.kengen.co.ke/?q=kengen-press/kengen-commissions-entire-280mw-geothermal-project&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Olkaria III&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, began commercial operations in 2015 and is expected to power over 250,000 households in Kenya, supporting the Government&amp;#39;s 2030 vision to increase generation capacity, according to the construction company, &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.ormat.com/&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ormat&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Olkaria plant has a capacity of 280 megawatts and is connected to the nation&amp;#39;s grid. Geothermal power is big in Kenya, where it accounts for &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.kengen.co.ke/&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nearly half the country&amp;#39;s energy supply&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;