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    "id": 85557,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/85557/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. M.M. Mahamud",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Energy",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of Energy is keen to exploit alternative sources of energy, including wind. The Ministry produced a National Wind Atlas in 2001 with indicative wind regimes. Consequently, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other partners, this Atlas was improved with use of the existing data, satellite and ground validation, which saw the production of high resolution solar and wind energy resource Atlas. This Atlas was launched in May, 2008, and it provides reliable high resolution resource information for planners, policy makers and investors in solar and wind energy. It shows the existence of good wind regimes for power generation in certain parts of the country such as Marsabit, Ngong and coastal region, which can support commercial electricity generation as they enjoy good wind speeds. This information is being made available to private investors who may propose to develop the resources, since the generation of electricity was liberalized. Such investors may develop the projects under the Feed-in Tariff Policy, which was established to encourage investment from electricity developed from renewable energy sources. (b) In order to accelerate investment in this area, the Government has commenced wind data logging in specific high potential areas. Installation of 33 wind masts and data loggers funded by the World Bank is ongoing, at the cost of about Kshs110 million, to be completed by November, 2010. Further, the Ministry has floated another tender to install 20 more wind masts and data loggers at an estimated cost of Kshs70 million. The information obtained will augment the wind atlas in providing more reliable information to potential investors. (c) The wind regime in Uriri ranges from 2.8 to 3.6 meters per second with corresponding annual power density of less than 90 watts per square metre at a high cost 50 metres above ground level. With the current turbine technology, this is considered poor, as the areas rated to have good potential have annual power densities of above 275watts per square metre. The Ministry has commenced installation of wind masts and data loggers to specific sites across the country starting with areas of high potential identified in the Wind Atlas. So far, financial resources mobilized would only cover about 53 sites. The data capture and resource assessment programme will be scaled up to cover other areas, including Uriri Constituency, once financing become available. With the improvement of wind turbine technology, those areas with less attractive wind regime may become viable for energy exploitation."
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