📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
The proposed Naromoru Dam project is in central Kenya in Nyeri County. The proposed dam site is north-east of Nairobi at a distance of about 175 kilometres from Nairobi City. It is situated North East of Nyeri Town near Naro Moru Township along the Nairobi-Nanyuki Road. The proposed dam site is on Naro Moru South River within a gazetted forest under the management of the Kenya Forest Service, close to the Mt. Kenya National Park. The irrigation areas for the proposed Naro Moru Irrigation Development Project will benefit an estimated 13,000 households of Nyeri County. The expected project outputs include: Reservoir volume of 6.4 MCM, with a reservoir area of 23 Ha; water supply to meet irrigation demand targeting a net irrigation area of 1300 Ha (3212 Acres) and expanding to a gross irrigation area of 5200 Ha (12,900 Acres), thus benefiting a minimum of 1300 households; and water productivity for irrigation demand of 242,784 m3/day (88.62 MCM Annual demand). The annual catchment yield is 1.5 MCM.
Name of Dam : Naromoru Dam
Scope : Earth embankment
Capacity (million m3) : 10.6
Domestic (people) : 13,000
Irrigation (Acres) : 8,031
Power Generation (MW) : 5
Approx Cost (Billion KSh) : 7.8
Type of Dam : Large
