Kenyans will enjoy cheaper power with the commissioning of the 310 megawatt (MW) Lake Turkana Wind Power Station in Loiyangalani, Marsabit, County.
Fernandes Barasa, Managing Director (MD) of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), said the commissioning next Tuesday will be by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
This step comes as the construction of the 428-kilometre high voltage power transmission line from Marsabit to Suswa sub-station was completed in November.
“Kenyans will now consumer more clean and cheap energy and less thermal generated power that is expensive,” Mr Barasa said in an interview on Citizen TV on Wednesday night.
“Wind power costs Sh8 per Kwh compared to thermal power which costs Sh15 per Kwh. The completion of this project, together with the 55MW we are expecting from the Garissa solar power plant, means we will be running on less diesel, even as the fuel c