Kenya Wind Firm Tender

Scope
KenGen to Construct 1GW Kenya Wind Firm which is set to be the Largest in Africa. Kenya Wind Firm will be constructed. Kenyan company Kenya Electricity Generating Company Plc (KenGen) has set up plans to construct what will be the largest wind farm in the whole of Africa. The capacity of the wind farm will be 1GW and shall be situated in the northeastern region of Kenya.

The proposed Kenya Wind firm will be set up in the county of Marsabit, in the same region with 310MW Lake Turkana wind farm that started functioning in the year 2019 and it manages to supply almost 20% of the electricity in Kenya. This new wind farm shall be built in different phases and is anticipated to become operational in the year 2028.

electricity generating company shall cover 75% of the required investment o the project by acquiring debt funding and the remaining part of the project shall be funded by the company itself. The approximated cost of the Kenya Wind Firm project has not been revealed yet as KenGen has planned to announce it after getting permission and confirming the capacity of each of the construction phases of the project. However, French Development Agency (AFD) has shown quite some interest in the project. Feasibility studies for the project of the wind farm are being carried out by its own consultancy firm Sofreco.