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Turkana wind power project closes in on full funding

Lake Turkana Wind Power Chairman Carlo Van Wageningen (left) and African Development Bank’s Gabriel Negatu at a press conference yesterday where AfDB announced the approval of a Sh12.5 billion loan to finance a wind power project in Turkana County. [PHOTO: ANDREW KILONZI/STANDARD]

By Macharia Kamau

KENYA: The wind power project planned for northern Kenya has received a lifeline after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a Sh12.5 billion ($149.5 million) loan.

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