Steel and cement firm Devki Group has unveiled plans to develop
a wind power plant in the country to cut power costs.
The firm said in a disclosure to the National
Environment Management Authority that it plans to develop a 60
Megawatts(MW)plant in Samburu, Kwale County, Kinango Sub County.
The power generated will be used for the firm’s
own consumption in its Devki Samburu Plant in Kwale County.
The firm said in a public notice that the grant
of the licence will not have an adverse effect on any Public or Local
Authorities, Companies, persons, or bodies of persons within the areas of the
undertaking.
In its Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (Esia) report, Devki said the characteristics of wind in the area
are ideal for power generation.
If approved, the plant will be the fourth major
wind power plant in Kenya after KenGen’s Ngong wind plant (26.1MW) in Kajiado
County, Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) plant (310MW) in Marsabit County and
Kipeto Wind (100MW), also in Kajiado.