Delays jolt mega wind power project

Part of the turbines at Lake Turkana Wind Power farm at Sarima, near Lake Turkana in Laisamis, Marsabit County on March 15, 2017. The firm had installed all the 365 turbines on Africa’s largest wind farm that costs Sh 75 billion. Photos By ALI ABDI/STANDARD.

Kenyans may have to wait longer for cheaper electricity as uncertainty hangs over the ambitious Lake Turkana Wind Power Project expected to inject 310 megawatts of cleaner energy into the national grid.

It was hoped consumers would get a reprieve from next week as the clock ticks towards the deadline for connection to the grid of electricity from the project.