Wind power in Kenya

Wind power in Kenya contributes only a small amount of the country's electrical power. However, its share in energy production is increasing. Kenya aims to generate 2,036 MW of wind power, or 9% of the country's total capacity, by 2030.[1]

KenGen Wind Power, Ngong

Kenya has one major wind farm, Ngong Hills Wind Farm, located in Ngong, Kajiado County. It produces around 5.1 MW of electricity.[2] It is owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and cost KES 1.6 billion (US $18 million) to construct.

Notable projects

Lake Turkana Wind Power

Kenya plans to build the largest wind farm in Africa, the Lake Turkana Wind Power consortium (LTWP). It aims to provide 300 MW of low-cost electrical power. With a projected cost of KES 70 billion (USD 800 million), it would be the largest single private investment in Kenya's history.[3] This wind farm would allow Kenya to eliminate its thermal generating plants, saving KES 15.6 billion (US $180 million) per year on imported fuel. The project would stimulate the Kenyan economy by contributing KES 3 billion (US $35 million) every year in tax revenue, a total of KES 58.6 billion (US $673 million) over the life of the project. The project is estimated to create 2,500 temporary jobs during construction and 200 full-time jobs once the plant is operating.

Other wind power facilities in Kenya

Plant Capacity (MW) Status
Ngong Wind I (Phase II) 6.8 Commissioned in April 2013
Isiolo Wind 150 Commissioned in July 2013
Marsabit Wind 50 Feasibility ongoing

Source: KenGen

See also

References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20130613001823/http://www.iaea.org/nuclearenergy/nuclearknowledge/schools/NEM-school/2012/Japan/PDFs/week2/CR6_Kenya.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Ngong Hills wind farm". thewindpower.net. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Xan Rice. "Kenya to build Africa's biggest windfarm". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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