Kenya is expected to see the power line linking a 310-MW wind power plant connected to the national grid by June, according to the Ministry of Energy.The 266-mile, 400-kv power line will connect the Lake Turkana Wind Power project power production to Suswa, in central Kenya.
The Lake Turkana Wind Power project has been ready to produce power but has been sitting idle until the transmission line is complete.
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter said it was 70% complete, with the remaining work putting up high voltage cables.“Already we are having six sub-contractors on the site. What we are looking for now is the contractor to finish the stringing and some of the tower erection.”
The installation of the transmission line has seen numerous delays due to compensating land owners, as well as setbacks from its main contractor Isolux Corsundue to financial difficulties. According to Keter cited in a Reuters report, the government was expected to decide in the next week whether to wait for Spain to assign another contractor, or go ahead and get their own contractor.