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National Energy Policy - Final Draft - 14 Nov 2013

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SiteAverage Wind Speeds in m/sMay 2012 June 2012 June <strong>2013</strong> LTA5. Isiolo (Kiremu) - 10.45 10.56 8.236. Isiolo (Matabiti area) - 11.83 - 12.297. Bubisa West - - 13.58 10.928. Bubisa East - - 11.84 9.649. New Marsabit - - 10.09 9.4310. Maralal** - - 2.89 4.7811. Naromoru** - - 7.90 6.01Source: KenGen, <strong>2013</strong>LTA means Long Term Average.* Being relocated to the shoreline.** Has just been installed.4. With the rising cost of oil, exploitation of wind energy has become more attractive. Substitutionof thermal generation with wind power plants will cut down on the large amounts of foreignexchange required to import fossil fuels for the thermal power plants.5. Further, partial substitution or combining wind with gen-sets (wind–diesel hybrid) and some formof renewable energy storage such as pumped storage in hydropower could cut down on runningor overall costs by substituting renewable energy sources for significant amounts of diesel.6. Using wind energy to substitute thermal generation will also lead to less CO2 emissions thuscontributing to reduction in global warming. The carbon credits associated with the reduction ofthe emissions can be sold as certificates of emission reduction.7. The installed wind energy capacity to the grid is 5.45MW as at June, 2012 and a further 20MWis expected to be commissioned by end of <strong>2013</strong>. The 300MW Lake Turkana Wind powerproject is expected to be commissioned in 2017. Other committed projects include 110MW atKinangop and Ngong.8. As of 2012, proposals for development of 650MW have been received for wind energy capacityat Marsabit, Isiolo and Ngong.9. Local production and marketing of small wind generators has started and few pilot projects areunder consideration. However, only a few small and isolated wind generators are in operationso far.3.8.2 Challenges1. High upfront costs.2. Most potential areas for wind energy generation are far away from the grid and load centresrequiring high capital investment for transmission lines.62 NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY FINAL DRAFT NOVEMBER <strong>2013</strong>

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