As of 2022, the installed capacity for wind power generation in Kenya amounted to 436 megawatts. The country has invested in wind energy, inaugurating 2019 the Lake Turkana Wind Plant, which is considered Africa’s largest wind power project. In 2017, Kenya had an installed wind energy capacity of only 26 megawatts.
Installed capacity of wind power for electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 5, 2023). Installed capacity of wind power for electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240882/installed-capacity-of-wind-power-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Installed capacity of wind power for electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240882/installed-capacity-of-wind-power-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Installed capacity of wind power for electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240882/installed-capacity-of-wind-power-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Installed Capacity of Wind Power for Electricity Generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240882/installed-capacity-of-wind-power-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Installed capacity of wind power for electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240882/installed-capacity-of-wind-power-in-kenya/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Installed capacity of wind power for electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240882/installed-capacity-of-wind-power-in-kenya/