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    "id": 1287104,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1287104/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum",
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    "content": "The next question is with regard to the update on the progress of repair works on the weak transmission line originating from Lake Turkana wind power project and expected timelines for completion. Following the collapse of some five towers along the 400kva Loiyangalani-Suswa line somewhere between Longonot and Kijabe, I confirm that Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has completed the bidding process. That was done the other day on 19th. The company signed a contract with the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor. The contract is to be executed within a period of 12 months. Therefore, we expect that challenge of those five towers to be corrected by October, 2024. On clarification on the penalty imposed on the Government by Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) due to construction delay of the power line, detailing the penalty amount and average monthly payment made by the Government in relation to this project, I confirm that pursuant to the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), LTWP was ready by January, 2017. However, the transmission interconnector was delayed to September, 2018 with a lay-off of 482 days as broken down in my response. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in accordance with the terms of the PPA and the Government of Kenya’s (GoK) letter of support issued in February, 2013, LTWP was entitled to GoK transmission interconnector dim generation energy payments for the period of those days that I did indicate that generation was ready but the line to evacuate power was not ready. Following a series of meeting between LTWP, GoK and Kenya Power Lighting Company (KPLC), we reached an agreement where LTWP agreed to write off some of the transmission interconnect delayed dim generation amounting to Kshs17.7 million. For the period of May 2017 to May 2018, GoK transmission interconnector delay dim generation amounted to 127 million Euros. Although LTWP was entitled to 127 million Euros, the GoK could not pay the full amount and requested for a payment structure with LTWP that was mutually beneficial. To record the above mentioned agreement, the parties entered into the second variation agreement whereby LTWP agreed to start the date of GoK transmission interconnector delayed dim generation payment to be 15th May, 2017, instead of January, 2017."
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