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Impunity
#1 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 9:06:27 AM
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I have read somewhere that KENGEN has finally switched off the "expensive" Aggreko diesel generators in Muhoroni and replaced them with "cheaper" Gas fired turbine generators...

Does that statement make sensible economic sense?

Now Kenya does not produce natural gas so the Gas turbines will most likely be fired from the same diesel fuel the Aggreko ICE were using...we cannot also use cheap HFO since we dont have crude oil locally available cheaply.

Techinically,comparing an apple for an apple, Gas turbines are more hungry than ICE when using the same type of fuel.

#Home science graduates can skip this discussion.

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mkenyan
#2 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 9:53:56 AM
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Impunity wrote:
I have read somewhere that KENGEN has finally switched off the "expensive" Aggreko diesel generators in Muhoroni and replaced them with "cheaper" Gas fired turbine generators...

Does that statement make sensible economic sense?

Now Kenya does not produce natural gas so the Gas turbines will most likely be fired from the same diesel fuel the Aggreko ICE were using...we cannot also use cheap HFO since we dont have crude oil locally available cheaply.

Techinically,comparing an apple for an apple, Gas turbines are more hungry than ICE when using the same type of fuel.

#Home science graduates can skip this discussion.

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!

between gas turbines and ice, which one shall cook githeri faster?#homesciencegraduatescomehere
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Impunity
#3 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 10:00:00 AM
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mkenyan wrote:
Impunity wrote:
I have read somewhere that KENGEN has finally switched off the "expensive" Aggreko diesel generators in Muhoroni and replaced them with "cheaper" Gas fired turbine generators...

Does that statement make sensible economic sense?

Now Kenya does not produce natural gas so the Gas turbines will most likely be fired from the same diesel fuel the Aggreko ICE were using...we cannot also use cheap HFO since we dont have crude oil locally available cheaply.

Techinically,comparing an apple for an apple, Gas turbines are more hungry than ICE when using the same type of fuel.

#Home science graduates can skip this discussion.

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!

between gas turbines and ice, which one shall cook githeri faster?#homesciencegraduatescomehere


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Swenani
#4 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 10:24:50 AM
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Impunity
#5 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 10:33:56 AM
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I forgot to mention that #fishmongersarenotallowed.
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mkenyan
#6 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 10:56:27 AM
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Impunity wrote:
I forgot to mention that #fishmongersarenotallowed.

and which one between the two would ensure swenani eats fish if he were to use it to cook?
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Impunity
#7 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 11:11:20 AM
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mkenyan wrote:
Impunity wrote:
I forgot to mention that #fishmongersarenotallowed.

and which one between the two would ensure swenani eats fish if he were to use it to cook?


Any can do.

Please let us not digress...if you are a novice inthis area just keep quiet and read on.
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kayhara
#8 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 11:18:24 AM
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ounce for ounce gas has more energy to it than the "crude" form of oil used in power generation, gas is also cleaner to burn,more efficient as most is turned to heat energy.
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majimaji
#9 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 11:28:33 AM
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Impunity wrote:
I have read somewhere that KENGEN has finally switched off the "expensive" Aggreko diesel generators in Muhoroni and replaced them with "cheaper" Gas fired turbine generators...

Does that statement make sensible economic sense?

Now Kenya does not produce natural gas so the Gas turbines will most likely be fired from the same diesel fuel the Aggreko ICE were using...we cannot also use cheap HFO since we dont have crude oil locally available cheaply.

Techinically,comparing an apple for an apple, Gas turbines are more hungry than ICE when using the same type of fuel.

#Home science graduates can skip this discussion.

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!


Where?
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washiku
#10 Posted : Monday, July 18, 2016 11:35:53 AM
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