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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement on a matter of national importance and general topical concern under Standing Order No. 47(1). This matter relates to a company called Lake Turkana Wind Power Company Ltd (LTWP) which entered a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) through Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). On the 29th September, 2011, KPLC entered a PPA with a company known as LTWP. The company was to finance, design, procure, construct, install, test, commission, operate and maintain the generation plant in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the PPA. Other scope of works included the supply and installation of the main metering equipment and back-up metering equipment, transfer the back-up metering equipment to KPLC and sell the net electrical output to KPLC. The power plant is in Loyangalani, Marsabit County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the contracting company, LTWP was contracted to generate 300 mega watts of wind power and supply the same to the national grid. According to records available, the cost of the project was 640 million Euros or Kshs74.2 billion. The construction period was estimated at 26 to 36 months when the company would supply the generated power to the national grid. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this project was right from the start faced with several questions from many quarters, among them, the decline by the World Bank to offer partial risk guarantees. The World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA) withdrew its support for the project with a clear explanation that the project was too big and that the KPLC lacked the necessary and proven expertise in managing such a huge volume of wind energy. This notwithstanding, the Government of Kenya (GoK) went ahead and launched the project in 2015. The completion date was set for January 2017, and Turkana Wind Power says they have, in fact, completed the project. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Energy has a policy document known as feed-in-tariffs policy on wind, biomass, small-hdyros, geothermal, biogas and solar resource generated electricity. This policy document was issued in March 2008 and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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