2019 Sustainability Performance Report
Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd. (LTWP) is a caring company. We run a successful and sustainable Wind Farm, driven by our core values of being Collaborative, Accessible, Respectful, always working towards a high standard of Excellence, in a manner that is Safe. In short: LTWP CARES. This inaugural Sustainability Report covers the Wind Farm’s first […]
View postLTWP observes World Day for Safety and Health at Work
LTWP celebrated the 2020 World Day for Safety and Health at Work against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. The day, set aside by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is observed on the 28th of April each year and seeks to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. At LTWP, we recognize our […]
View postSocio-economic Impact of Lake Turkana Wind Power in Marsabit – Final Report
Introduction NIRAS Africa Limited (NIRAS) was contracted by the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Limited (Finnfund) to undertake a socio-economic impact study of the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) Project. The project is located in Laisamis constituency, Marsabit County in North-Eastern Kenya. The objective of the study was to assess how the LTWP project has […]
View postWomen’s Day 2020
International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrated on the 8th of March every year is a global day set aside to bring attention to and celebrate the social, political, economic and cultural achievements of women through the years. The theme for the celebrations this year, “Each for equal”, is aimed at creating awareness on the importance of […]
View postH.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta officially inaugurates the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
On Friday 19 July, 2019, H.E. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta officially inaugurated the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project. The joint ceremony for the inauguration of the wind farm and the commissioning of the 438 km Loiyangalani-Suswa transmission line which connects the wind farm to the national grid was held at the wind farm site […]
View postLTWP celebrates World Environment Day, 2019
On June 5, 2019, Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) and its contractors – Vestas, SECO and RXPE – marked World Environment Day, 2019 with a tree-planting exercise in and around the main accommodation village at the project site. 130 LTWP and contractor staff participated in the tree-planting activity. The World Environment Day commemoration activities begun […]
View postLTWP gets recognition for its dedicated community development work
Through Lake Turkana Wind Power’s Foundation, Winds of Change (WoC), the project has implemented community development projects focused on health, education and water. See full article
View postLake Turkana Wind Power connected to the national grid
Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) has been generating and supplying electricity to the Kenyan national grid since September 2018, when construction of the 436 km Loiyangalani – Suswa transmission line was completed by KETRACO. As of 1 December 2018, LTWP had generated 203,224,445 kWh of electricity. The various elements that make up the project have […]
View postConnecting to the national grid
Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) is delighted to announce that it has been notified by KETRACO via Kenya Power (KPLC) that testing on one circuit of the 428 km Loiyangalani – Suswa 220/400Kv transmission line and 400/33Kv substation will be completed this week. Accordingly, LTWP will commence the plant operation tests and commissioning of the […]
View postLTWP on cover page of USAID and Power Africa’s guide to community engagement
On 17 January 2018, USAID and Power Africa launched a ‘Guide to Community Engagement for Power Projects in Kenya’. LTWP is honoured to feature in this new guidebook. Read more here
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