Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) is moving ahead with the announcement of a €10-million grant for the construction of the 200 km road from Laisamis to Sirima. The total cost of the road upgrade is €22.5 million, and the balance of €12.5 million will be provided by LTWP under their investment. The road includes extensive civil works to allow travel to take place year round even when rivers flood the area.
Kenya Rural Roads Authority and the Kenya National Highways Authority will help construct the road that the LTWP which is expected to commence in early 2014. This will pave the way for the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWPP) which will consist of 365 wind turbines producing around 300 MW of power.
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