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Kenya's KenGen confident its planned 80-MW wind farm will go ahead

NAIROBI: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) said on Monday it is confident construction of its 80 MW wind farm will go ahead and avoid the problems of a similar Kenyan project that was cancelled last week due to a dispute over the land.

Chief Executive Officer Albert Mugo said KenGen's wind power project in eastern Kenya, expected to cost $147 million and due to be completed in December 2019, would not encounter such problems as the company was consulting widely with local authorities and residents.

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