KenGen has been unable to get its wind power plant in Meru off the ground owing to challenges in getting ample land in the county.
Despite securing financing for the Sh12 billion project, the company has been unable to get the 18,000 acres that it needs to construct the 80 megawatts (MW) wind farm.
The wind farm will be the second by the power generating firm after Ngong, which has an installed power production capacity of 25.5MW.
KenGen Chief Executive Rebecca Miano told the company’s shareholders on Tuesday the management is not sure when it will break ground for the project due to difficulties in acquiring land.
This is because of the complex ownership structure, with most of it in the hands of the county government, the local community or individual owners. Miano (pictured) said they had already received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and German State-owned Kfw Bank.
KenGen also said Kenya Power had started paying its old debts.
[Article source: The Standard, by Machana Kamau]
