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Lake Turkana Wind Power

Lake Turkana Wind Power supplies electricity to Kenya's national grid from 365 turbines of 850 kW each in Marsabit County, which the company says is enough to supply 17 percent of the country's installed capacity.

Marsabit County, KenyaUtility-scale wind farmNot stated
Image credit
Wind turbines at Sarima, Kenya, in the Lake Turkana Wind Power landscape.Project photograph · Andrew Owuor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2016 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorLake Turkana Wind Power Ltd (LTWP)
EcosystemUtility-scale wind farm
StandardNot stated
StatusActive
LocationMarsabit County, Kenya
Overview

Inside the project

The company describes itself as Kenya's largest wind farm and states a commitment to the communities where it operates.

365 turbines
Installed
850 kW
Capacity per turbine

Objectives

  • Supply renewable electricity to Kenya's national grid

Approach

  • Wind turbines in Marsabit County feed power into Kenya's national grid.

Sources

Inspect 1 source
  1. ltwp.co.ke ↗https://ltwp.co.ke/

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