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Kenya sells part of Turkana Wind Power to US Company

Kenya sells part of Turkana Wind Power to US Company

Kenya has recently sold a part of its Turkana Wind Power project to the US-based company, Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF). The deal, which...
Lake Turkana Wind Power to take full advantage of digitisation

Lake Turkana Wind Power to take full advantage of digitisation

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Software as a service company Clir Renewables has today announced a partnership agreement with the Kenyan-based Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP). Kenya has committed to...
BlackRock buys stake in Kenya’s Lake Turkana wind farm

BlackRock buys stake in Kenya’s Lake Turkana wind farm

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BlackRock, an American asset manager, through the Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) has purchased stake in the Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya. Danish Climate Investment...
Kenya plans on a 1000MW wind farm project

Kenya plans on a 1000MW wind farm project

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Kenya  plans to develop a 1,000MW wind farm, which would become the largest such facility in Africa. The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) made...
Kenya to host Africa wind energy forum in June

Kenya to host Africa wind energy forum in June

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Kenya is set to host the Africa Energy Forum next month. The event aims to bring together renewable energy players, banks, regulators, and other...
Completion of Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project to delay

Completion of Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project to delay

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Completion of the Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project is set to face delays. African Development Bank (AfDB) noted the challenge and attributed it to delays...
100MW Kipeto wind farm connects to Kenya’s power grid Kenya’s Kipeto wind power project has officially been connected to the national grid set to commence genating power in the next week. Kipeto Energy Plc (KEP) made the announcement ad said that they have connected a 17km (220KV) high voltage transmission line, linking the facility to the national grid at the Isinya Substation, and signalling the start of the go-live process. The project’s 60 GE 1.7-103 wind turbines, each capable of producing 1.7MW, will be switched on in stages as part of a gradual ramp-up process, with all commercial tests due to be concluded within the next few months. The wind farm project located in Kajiado County is Kenya’s second-largest wind power project after Turkana wind farm. It is part of the Power Africa initiative aimed at promoting access to electricity and the development of renewable energies with the objective of total capacity of 30,000 MW. Power Africa initiative was launched by former US President Barack Obama. The Kipeto project reached financial close in December of 2018, marking the beginning of its two-year construction phase. The project is funded by equity from Actis-backed BioTherm Energy (88%) and Kenyan company Craftskills Ltd (12%) alongside senior debt from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the US Government’s development finance institution. It has a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with KPLC, and once it is at full capacity, Kipeto will generate 100MW of clean wind energy for the Kenyan people, providing power to the equivalent of approximately 250,000 households. This will be a significant contribution to Kenya’s Vision 2030 and Big Four Agenda. More than 800 jobs were created during the construction phase of the project and an additional 60 permanent jobs are anticipated during the operational phase. Around 200 families are expected to benefit directly from the turbine revenue located on their land, with the company establishing a Community Trust to oversee further distribution of profits to the wider local area.

100MW Kipeto wind farm connects to Kenya’s power grid

Kenya’s Kipeto wind power project has officially been connected to the national grid set to commence in generating power in the next week. Kipeto Energy...
Kenya Power rolls out smart metering project

Kenya Power rolls out smart metering project

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Kenya Power has rolled out a smart metering project that will benefit 55,000 customers in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector across the country. The...
Lake Turkana Wind project set for capacity optimization

Lake Turkana Wind project set for capacity optimization

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Africa's Largest Wind Farm, Lake Turkana Wind project (LTWP), is set to undergo capacity optimization to boost its production and realize its potential opportunities. LTWP...
Kenya mulls multi-billion nuclear power plant

Kenya mulls multi-billion nuclear power plant

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Kenya is set to put up a US $5 billion nuclear power plant over the next seven years with funding from private investors -...