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Turkana’s 300MW wind power project secures Sh73b funding

Turkana’s 300MW wind power project secures Sh73b funding
AfDB’s Regional Director Gabriel Negatu (right), Ministry of Energy Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge (centre) and LTWP chairman Carlo van Wageningen at the signing of a loan agreement Monday. [Photo: Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

By Macharia Kamau

Kenya: The construction of the 300 Megawatt wind powered electricity generation plant in Turkana County is set to commence after the project implementer, Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) received a loan of about Sh73 billion to kick start the construction.

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