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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

National Plan for Kenya to use up to 25% Windpower by 2012


A Kenyan firm plans to produce 300 MW of electricity by 2012 by harnessing
renewable wind power in the north of the country, its director told Reuters.
Turkana Wind Power has been studying the viability of wind power projects in the barren, inhospitable region for the last four years, Chris Staubo said.
"Full production will be in June 2012 but we should start production in June 2011," he told Reuters late on Thursday. Once completed, the project could meet about a quarter of Kenya's total energy demand, which stands at some 1,200 MW, just slightly below the installed capacity.


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Kenya firm plans 300 MW wind farm by 2012



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