Kenyan president cuts ribbons for two projects built by POWERCHINA

The completion and commissioning ceremony for the Lake Turkana Wind Power Station and the Loiyangalani–Suswa 400 kilovolt Transmission Line Project in Kenya was held on July 19.

Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya, vice-president William Ruto, and Charles Keter, the cabinet minister of Energy and Petroleum, attended the ceremony and cut the ribbon for the projects.

In his speech, the president gave high praise to POWERCHINA for its strong performance capabilities and outstanding achievements.

Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya, delivers a speech at the completion and commissioning ceremony for the Lake Turkana Wind Power Station and the Loiyangalani–Suswa 400 kilovolt Transmission Line Project. [Photo/POWERCHINA]

After Tukana Lake Wind Power's annual energy generation of 620 million kWh was injected into the national grid, it saved about 8.5 billion Kenyan shilling (82.13 million) in fuel costs for power consumers in 10 months, greatly reducing Kenya's dependence on diesel generators.

The Loiyangalani–Suswa 400 kV Transmission Line Project was signed on Jan 30, 2018 and started construction that year on Feb 10. The total construction period lasted about seven months.

After the project was completed, major media outlets including Daily Nation, Business Daily, and Xinhua Agency reported on it, highly praising POWERCHINA's advanced construction technology, which saved the government significant costs.

Kenya Electricity Transmission Co sends a letter of thanks to POWERCHINA. [Photo/POWERCHINA]

On Jan 22, Kenya Electricity Transmission Co sent a letter of thanks to POWERCHINA for its outstanding achievements in the Kenyan national priority project, the Loiyangalani–Suswa 400 kV Transmission Line Project. It also expressed their intention to continue to strengthen cooperation in the future.