Lamu Wind Power Station

Lamu Wind Power Station
Location of Lamu Wind Power Station in Kenya
Country Kenya
Location Mpeketoni, Lamu County
Coordinates 02°24′59″S 40°44′32″E / 2.41639°S 40.74222°E / -2.41639; 40.74222Coordinates: 02°24′59″S 40°44′32″E / 2.41639°S 40.74222°E / -2.41639; 40.74222
Status Planned
Commission date 2020 (Expected)
Owner(s) Kenwind Holdings
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 90 megawatts (120,000 hp)

Lamu Wind Power Station, also Lamu Wind Farm, is a planned 90 megawatts (120,000 hp) wind-powered power station in Kenya.[1]

Location

The power station would be located in Baharini Village, near the town of Mpeketoni, in Lamu County, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the location of Port Lamu.[2] This is approximately 667 kilometres (414 mi), by road, south-east of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.[3]

Overview

As part of efforts to diversify the energy sources in Kenya, Kenwinds Holdings, a private company, plans to establish a 90 MW wind farm in Mpeketoni Division at the Kenyan coast in Lamu County.[1] The planned wind station will sit on 3,200 acres (5.0 sq mi) of land and consist of 38 wind turbines.[4] The power generated will be evacuated via a new 323 kilometres (201 mi), 220 kV power line from Lamu to Rabai, where it will be integrated into the national grid.[1]

Development partners

The power station will be owned and operated by Kenwind Holdings Limited, a Kenyan corporation. Kenwind Holdings is a subsidiary of Electrawinds, a Belgian energy company, which is collaborating on the project.[4] The International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank is providing a portion of the budgeted US$$235 million financing.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mwaniki, Chales (17 March 2013). "Nema seeks public views on 90MW Lamu wind power project". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Business Daily Reporter (2012). "Lamu wind farm gets IFC backing". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (4 October 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya and Baharini Primary School, Lamu, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kazungu, Kalume (26 April 2016). "Farmers in Mpeketoni support Lamu wind power project". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 October 2016.


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