Lake Turkana Wind Power Station
| Lake Turkana Wind Power Project | |
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| Location | Loyangalani, Marsabit County, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 02°43′33″N 36°48′06″E / 2.72583°N 36.80167°ECoordinates: 02°43′33″N 36°48′06″E / 2.72583°N 36.80167°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Commission date | Mid 2017 (Expected) |
| Owner(s) | Lake Turkana Wind Power Limited |
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| Units operational | 365 |
| Nameplate capacity | 310.25 megawatts (416,050 hp) |
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) is the single largest private investment in Kenya’s history. The wind farm covers 40,000 acres (162 km ²) and is located in Loiyangalani District, Marsabit County. The Ksh70 billion wind farm aims to provide 310MW of reliable, low cost wind power to Kenya’s national grid, equivalent to approximately 17 per cent of the country’s current installed electricity generating capacity. On completion, the project will comprise 365 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 850 kW; the associated overhead electric grid collection system and a high voltage substation that will be connected to the national grid. The power produced will be bought at a fixed price by Kenya Power (KPLC) over a 20-year period in accordance with the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the latter. The project proponent is the LTWP consortium comprising KP&P Africa B.V. and Aldwych International as co-developers, Industrial Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), Vestas East Africa Limited (Vestas), Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd (Finnfund), KLP Norfund Investment AS (KLP Norfund) and Sandpiper.
The project is set to be completed on schedule in June 2017, i.e. 32 months after construction commenced in October 2014.
The wind farm will be located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), north of the town of South Horr, in Loyangalani sub-county, in the extreme western part of Marsabit County, in the former Eastern Province. This location lies approximately 230 kilometres (140 mi), by road, northwest of Marsabit, where the county headquarters are located. The approximate coordinates of the wind farm will be:2°43'33.0"N, 36°48'06.0"E (Latitude:2.725833; Longitude:36.801667). The project is planned on indigenous pastoralist land. The tribes that communally own land in this area include El Molo, Rendille, Samburu, Turkana and other indigenous and pastoralist communities in the South-East of Marsabit County.
The wind farm site, covers approximately 40,000 acres (160 km2). The farm will have 365 turbines each with capacity of 850 kW. The power generated from the wind turbines will be transmitted via overhead electric cables to a substation which will be located on the premises. From the substation, power will be evacuated via 400kV high voltage electric cables to a substation in Suswa, approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi), south of Loyangalani, where it will be integrated into the national power grid. The electricity will be bought by Kenya Power Company at a fixed price for 20 years from the time of commissioning. As part of the development, the road from Laisamis to the project site, a distance of approximately 240 kilometres (150 mi), is slated to be upgraded. Construction began in 2015 and full operation to commence in 2018. As of April 2015, construction had begun. The first 90 MW was expected online in October 2016 with full commissioning of the full 300MW is planned for July 2017.
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