Status Planned Owner(s) Kenwind Holdings | Commission date 2020 (Expected) | |
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Nameplate capacity 90 megawatts (120,000 hp) | ||
Lamu Wind Power Station, also Lamu Wind Farm, is a planned 90 megawatts (120,000 hp) wind-powered power station in Kenya.
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Location
The power station would be located in Baharini Village, near the town of Mpeketoni, in Lamu County, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the location of Port Lamu. This is approximately 667 kilometres (414 mi), by road, south-east of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
Overview
As part of efforts to diversify the energy sources in Kenya, Kenwinds Holdings, a private company, plans to establish a 90 MW wind farm in Mpeketoni Division at the Kenyan coast in Lamu County. The planned wind station will sit on 3,200 acres (5.0 sq mi) of land and consist of 38 wind turbines. The power generated will be evacuated via a new 323 kilometres (201 mi), 220 kV power line from Lamu to Rabai, where it will be integrated into the national grid.
Development partners
The power station will be owned and operated by Kenwind Holdings Limited, a Kenyan corporation. Kenwind Holdings is a subsidiary of Electrawinds, a Belgian energy company, which is collaborating on the project. The International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank is providing a portion of the budgeted US$$235 million financing.