What does TARDA stand for?

Environmentalists, too, have joined the fray, with Nature Kenya challenging Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (Tarda) and Mumias Sugar -- the co-owners of the project -- "to take the brilliant opportunity to create a truly 'Green' development by supporting the gazettement and management of large parts of the delta as conservation areas, and tailoring development activities to small schemes that will directly benefit the local people, and maintain the hydrological and ecological integrity of one of Kenya's most important natural assets.

Benefit locals Environmentalists, too, have joined the fray, with Nature Kenya challenging Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (Tarda) and Mumias Sugar the co-owners of the project to take the brilliant opportunity to create a truly Green development by supporting the gazettement and management of large parts of the delta as conservation areas, and tailoring development activities to small schemes that will directly benefit the local people, and maintain the hydrological and ecological integrity of one of Kenya s most important natural assets.

Mumias would produce 38 megawatts at the USD 341 million (Sh2 billion) Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority project, of which 26 to 28 megawatts would be delivered to the national grid.