310MW clean energy, reduced fossil fuel dependency, local employment, reduced carbon emissions
Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP)
Africa's largest wind farm with 365 turbines generating 310MW of power in Marsabit County, Loiyangalani.
AnnouncedJanuary 1, 2009
StartedOctober 1, 2014
Expected CompletionJune 1, 2017
CompletedMarch 1, 2019
Financials
Offering PriceKsh 70,000,000,000KES
Actual CostKsh 70,000,000,000KES
Cost Variance
Timeline
Financial Close
Project achieved financial close with EUR 680 million in financing
Construction Begins
Turbine installation began at Loiyangalani
Transmission Line Delay
Wind farm completed but could not connect to grid due to delayed 428km transmission line
Full Grid Connection
Wind farm fully connected to national grid after transmission line completion
Contractors
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Turbine SupplierSupplied and installed 365 V52 wind turbines
Siemens / KETRACO
Transmission Line ContractorBuilt the 428km high-voltage transmission line connecting the wind farm to the grid
Politicians Involved
Uhuru Kenyatta
President of KenyaLaunched the completed wind farm in 2019
Charles Keter
Cabinet Secretary for EnergyOversaw the completion and grid connection of the wind farm
Benefits
Description
Lake Turkana Wind Power is the largest wind farm in Africa, located at Loiyangalani in Marsabit County near the southeastern shore of Lake Turkana. The project features 365 Vestas V52 wind turbines generating 310MW of electricity, approximately 17% of Kenya's installed capacity. The wind farm was developed by a consortium including KP&P Africa, Aldwych International, and various Development Finance Institutions. A 428km high-voltage transmission line was built to connect the remote wind farm to the national grid.
Overview
Africa's largest wind farm, providing clean energy equivalent to 17% of Kenya's installed capacity, demonstrating the viability of large-scale renewable energy in Africa.