Lake Turkana Wind Power

The Location
The wind farm site, covering 40,000 acres (162km2), is located in Loyangalani District, Marsabit West County, in north-eastern Kenya, approximately 50km north of South Horr Township.
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Project Overview
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) aims to provide 300MW of reliable, low cost wind power to the Kenya national grid, equivalent to approximately 20% of the current installed electricity generating ...
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Environmental & Social
LTWP has all the required environmental and social approvals in line with the IFC Performance Standards for both the wind farm site and the road upgrade.
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Turbines - West of Sirima (animation)

Project Profile

The Lake Turkana Wind Power project (LTWP) is poised to provide 300 MW of clean power to Kenya's national electricity grid by taking advantage of a unique wind resource in Northwest Kenya near Lake Turkana.

Clean Energy

Wind energy is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions when it displaces fossil-fuel-derived electricity.

Power Generation

Using the latest wind turbine technology LTWP will upon full commissioning in 2014 provide reliable and continuous clean power to satisfy up to 17% of Kenya's total installed power.

The Community

Marsabit West County, where the Project is located, is among the poorest counties in Kenya; Loyangalani is one of the poorest districts in Marsabit. The Project site was selected not only for its...

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