(CNN) Kenya has launched Africa's largest wind power farm in a bid to boost electricity generating capacity and to meet the country's ambitious goal of 100% green energy by 2020.
The farm, known as the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) will generate around 310 megawatts of power to the national grid and will increase the country's electricity supply by 13%, President Uhuru Kenyatta said at the launch of the project on Friday.
"Today, we again raised the bar for the continent as we unveil Africa's single largest wind farm," Kenyatta said.
"Kenya is without doubt on course to be a global leader in renewable energy."
The project is powered by the Turkana corridor wind, a low level jet stream originating from the Indian Ocean and blows all year round, according to a government statement
The beautiful sights and sounds of Africa's largest wind energy power plant, generating 310MW at full capacity & contributing 13% of total supply to the national grid. Evacuated by 500km KETRACO line to Suswa #LakeTurkanaWind #GoKDelivers #KenyaMbele pic.twitter.com/uKB4cKbn7j — Nzioka Waita (@NziokaWaita) July 19, 2019
a-little-off on July 21st, 2019 at 17:25 UTC »
2020? Instead of all this "80% by 2050" shit, Kenya goes straight to the bone. Good shit.
FerzoN995 on July 21st, 2019 at 16:33 UTC »
Go Kenya! Doing infinitely more than Australia with less resources and twice the population. Here people are still deliberating whether burning coal is actually bad for the environment....
Allthehashtags on July 21st, 2019 at 15:34 UTC »
I use the winds down in Africaaaaaa