Kenya: World Bank Agencies Delay Lake Turkana Wind Project

On paper, Africa's largest wind power project seems relatively straight forward - 365 wind power turbines to be erected over 24,000 acres in Turkana and a 400kilometre transmission line to ferry the generated power to connect to the national grid at Suswa.

In reality, as the Kenya government and state energy corporations involved are finding out, getting the project off the ground is far more difficult and it is now clear it will not commence next month as initially expected.

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