KEN

Ngong — 26 MW Wind

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Ngong is a 26 MW wind power plant located in Kenya. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
26 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1993

Year online

Owner
Kenya Electric Generating Company

Operator

Location
-1.38, 36.64

Coordinates

Insights

#21
largest in %s
#2,876
largest %s worldwide
#17,638
largest worldwide
1993
%d yrs older than avg
15
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
26 MW
Commissioned
1993
Status
Operational
Owner
Kenya Electric Generating Company
Country
KEN
Coordinates
-1.381, 36.636

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
737 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
18,429 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

160
cars / year
98
homes / year
33,507
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Ngong is a 25.5 MW wind power plant in Kenya, operated by Kenya Electric Generating Company since 1993. This facility contributes to the renewable energy sector and is one of only two wind plants in the country. Kenya’s total wind capacity is 336 MW from these two plants.

Ranked #2 of 2 wind plants in Kenya, Ngong accounts for 7.6% of the country’s wind capacity. The largest wind facility in Kenya is Lake Turkana at 310 MW, making Ngong 12.2% smaller.

The nearest plant is Iberafrica I & II (109 MW, Oil), located within 50 km. The facility is situated in Kajiado County, approximately 30 km southwest of Nairobi.

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