2. Kenya: Lake Turkana Wind Farm (310MW)
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The Lake Turkana Wind Farm (LTWF) power project is located in Loiyangali District in Marsabit County. It was built at a cost of about $700 million by a consortium of local and foreign firms, including KP&P Africa and Aldwych International. The project is often referred to as Kenya’s single largest private investment. Construction began in 2015 and is expected to be complete by 2018.
The Lake Turkana Wind Farm covers a massive 162km square of land. Each one of its 365 turbines has a capacity to generate 850KW of energy, producing a combined 310 MW of electricity which is approximately 17 percent of Kenya’s current installed energy capacity.
