The Ngong Wind Power farm in Kajiado County under construction on July
24, 2014. A group of local investors have announced plans to set up a 50
megawatts wind farm in Limuru. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
A group of local investors have announced plans to set up a 50 megawatts wind farm in Limuru.
The
consortium is yet to enter into a power purchase agreement with Kenya
Power that will provide details about the tariff through which the
electricity will be hooked into the national grid.
The
consortium comprises Civicon, a subsidiary of Transcentury Investments,
HydroChina Corporation, Aperture Green Power and Saron Marketing.
“The
potential for wind energy generation in Kenya is significant and we
shall be using the Limuru Wind farm project as a pilot programme to fine
tune our delivery capacity,” said Gachao Kiuna, Transcentury group’s
chief executive officer.
STALLED PROJECT
The wind farm will be constructed on a 210-acre piece of land. This is among several other proposed wind farms across the country in areas such as Isiolo, Marsabit, Kajiado, Meru, Laikipia and Samburu.
The wind farm will be constructed on a 210-acre piece of land. This is among several other proposed wind farms across the country in areas such as Isiolo, Marsabit, Kajiado, Meru, Laikipia and Samburu.
At
the moment, wind power fed into the grid is about 25 megawatts, from
the Ngong wind farm operated by Kenya Electricity Generating Company,
despite the resource being among the cheapest and renewable sources of
electricity.
The project that is meant to supply 300
megawatts of wind electricity, whose construction is set to take place
in Marsabit, has stalled for about five years due to opposition from
local communities and challenges in obtaining guarantees for purposes of
funding the investment.
No comments :
Post a Comment