Deal #4566

Land area

Intended size

60 719.98 ha

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[2009-03, current] 60719.98 ha

Size in operation (production)

[current] 16187 ha

Comment on land area

Lake Turkana Wind Power project concession covers an area of 607 square kilometres (60700 ha). Within the concession, the wind farm development occupies 162 square kilometres (16200 ha).

Intention of investment

[2009-03, current] Wind farm (16187 ha)
[2009-03, current] Other (44 532 ha)

Comment on intention of investment

The remaining area acting as a buffer around the wind farm site. The actual Wind Farm site is 40,000 acres (16187 ha), of which LTWP’s permanent structures occupy less than 87.5 acres. The remaining land, representing 99.8% of the Project site, is open to the public and continues to be used by the local nomadic population

Nature of the deal

Lease

Comment on nature of the deal

The project area has been leased from the Government of Kenya (GoK) for a period of 99 years- although another source states only 15 years.

Negotiation status

[2008-04-10] Intended (Memorandum of understanding)
[2009-03, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

[2014] Project not started
[2014-10] Startup phase (no production)
[2017, current] In operation (production)

Comment on implementation status

Construction began in October 2014. 50 to 90MW of capacity expected to be commissioned by 2015 January . The pastoralists from Loiyangalani and Marsabit South districts, filed the case to stop the project until their grievances are addressed. The project was completed in 2017, however the line evacuating the power generated was not completed until July 2019. In 2021, Lake Turkana Wind Power said it takes full advantage of digitisation.

Contract farming

No