Kenya launches Africa's biggest wind farm

Kenyana President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto tours the Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Marsabit county during its inauguration on July 19, 2019. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

Kenya on Friday inaugurated Africa's biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of remote wilderness that now provides nearly a fifth of the country's energy needs.

The $680-million project, a sprawling 365-turbine wind farm on the eastern shores of Lake Turkana, is delivering 310 megawatts of renewable power to the national grid of East Africa's most dynamic economy.