Name and Location
Lake Turkana wind power project, Kenya.
Client
Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP), comprising KP&P Africa, Aldwych International, the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, the Industrial Fund for Developing Countries and the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries.
Project Description
Located on the south-eastern shore of Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya, the 310 MW wind farm will feature three hundred and sixty-five 850 kW wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 850 kW.
The project also includes the upgrade of the existing road of about 204 km from Laisamis to the wind farm site and an access road network in and around the site for construction, operations and maintenance. Kenyan national grid company Ketraco is constructing a double-circuit 400 kV, 450 km transmission line connecting the outskirts of Nairobi to Loyangalani, near the project site. This will enable future electrification of nearby rural areas where previously there was no electricity available.
Value
€625-million.
Duration
Completion is expected in early 2017.
Latest Developments
Construction has begun on Africa’s largest wind power project.
Mott MacDonald has been appointed lenders’ technical adviser on the project.
The company is providing construction and operations monitoring for the wind farm and environment and social monitoring for the transmission line. Previously, the consultancy performed technical, environmental and social due diligence on behalf of the lenders during the project’s financing stage.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Vestas (wind turbines), Mott MacDonald (lenders’ technical adviser) and Ketraco (transmission line).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
LTWP news and media contact Mary O’Reilly, tel +254 733 751 799 or email media@ltwp.co.ke.
Vestas, tel +45 97 30 00 00.
Mott MacDonald, Tom Smith, tel +44 20 8774 2205 or email tom.smith@mottmac.com.