60MW clean energy, 38 turbines, grid supply, industrial power for Devki steel operations
Devki Wind Farm (Kwale)
60MW wind farm with 38 Vestas turbines at Samburu, Kinango Sub-County, Kwale, by Devki Steel Mills to power operations and feed the grid.
AnnouncedAugust 22, 2022
Financials
Offering PriceKsh 260,000,000KES
Timeline
NEMA Application
Devki filed ESIA report and applied for NEMA approval and power generation license
Contractors
Devki Steel Mills Limited
Developer and OwnerDevki Group subsidiary developing the wind farm on own land at Samburu plant
Benefits
Description
Devki Steel Mills Limited, a subsidiary of the Devki Group owned by industrialist Narendra Raval, plans to construct a 60MW wind farm at Samburu within Kinango Sub-County, Kwale. The project involves installing 38 Vestas V90 wind turbines (3MW each) to generate electricity for the national grid and Devki's own Samburu steel plant operations. Located off the Mombasa-Nairobi highway, the wind conditions favor low-wind turbine technology. If approved, it would be Kenya's fourth major wind power plant after KenGen Ngong (26.1MW), Lake Turkana Wind Power (310MW), and Kipeto.
Overview
Would establish Kwale County as a wind energy producer, diversifying Kenya's renewable energy portfolio beyond the Rift Valley corridor.