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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is the issue of funding and infrastructure. In my county, for example, there are very good sites for wind power, like Bubisa and Lake Turkana area. That particular project, if completed, will be the largest wind farm in Africa. It can generate 300 megawatts, which is a third of our current consumption. It is cheap in terms of the costing to the users, but what is required is the infrastructure. Since that power cannot be consumed where it is being produced, power lines have to be put in place to connect it to the national grid. That is one of the things which are now required to be done. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has to develop the infrastructure for these sources of power to be tapped. So, I am urging the Committee to also see how they can liaise with the power transmission companies like KETRACO, to ensure that this infrastructure is in place. Otherwise, the potential that we have – the 5,000 megawatts – that we are talking of cannot be achieved if we do not go for cheaper and cleaner sources of energy like solar and wind. Right now, we are moving out of thermal energy which, as we all know, has the greenhouse emissions. It is also very expensive. Then, we have hydro-power which is not reliable because of the erratic weather patterns of late. But geothermal, solar and wind are renewable and inexhaustible sources of energy, which I think the Committee has to now focus on and liaise with the necessary stakeholders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with new projects, like the LAPSET Project, a lot of power is required. That system will require over 1,000 megawatts and right now, 1,000 megawatts is what we actually rely on. So, most of our future projects will not take off, unless we have cheaper and reliable sources of power. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Committee Report and urge the Committee to also further delve into the other sources of energy."
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