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Kenya takes the lead in wind power

Kenya is setting the pace in the region in the use of wind as a renewable source of energy by initiating the generation of 700MW for the national grid.

Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) has started building the 310MW facility in northern Kenya, and a state-owned generating firm plans to construct a 400MW plant in the east of the country.

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