The power station is located in the northern foothills of Ngong Hills, near the town of Ngong, in Kajiado County, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi), by road, southwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya.[1] The coordinates of the power station are:1°22'51.9"S, 36°38'08.0"E (Latitude:-1.381071; Longitude:36.635542).[2] The wind is strongest in the evening and in March, and weakest in the morning and in July, contrasting with Lake Turkana Wind Power Station.[3]
Historyedit
Ngong Hills Power Station was initially commissioned in 1993 with two wind turbines donated by the government of Belgium. After those two turbines were retired, the installation of new hardware led to a second commissioning in August 2009, with capacity of 5.1 MW.[4] Beginning in 2013, Kenya Electricity Generating Company, who own and operate the wind farm and power station began adding new turbines and by 2015, when the work was completed, the power station's generation capacity had increased to 25.5 megawatts.[5][6]
^GFC (28 January 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Ngong Hills Nature Reserve, Kajiado, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^Google (28 January 2016). "Location of Ngong Hills Wind Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^Hindpal S. Jabbal. Basic Principles of Least-Cost Planning & Regional Interconnection in EA Countries, page 13-14
^KENGEN (2009). "Kenya Electricity Generating Company: Ngong Hills Power Station". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^TSNO (24 July 2014). "KenGen to increase Ngong wind power firm by an extra twenty megawatts". The Standard Newspaper Online (TSNO). Nairobi. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^CRO (12 August 2015). "Constructed Ngong wind power plant is to be commissioned in Kenya". Construction Review Online. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
External linksedit
KenGen
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Kenya)
Energy Regulation Commission (Kenya)
Kenya Power
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ngong, hills, wind, power, station, also, ngong, hills, wind, farm, wind, powered, power, station, kenya, location, kenyacountrykenyalocationngong, kajiado, countycoordinates01, 38111, 63556, 38111, 63556statusoperationalcommission, date1993owner, kenya, elect. Ngong Hills Wind Power Station also Ngong Hills Wind Farm is a wind powered power station in Kenya Ngong Hills Wind Power StationLocation of Ngong Hills Wind Power Station in KenyaCountryKenyaLocationNgong Kajiado CountyCoordinates01 22 52 S 36 38 08 E 1 38111 S 36 63556 E 1 38111 36 63556StatusOperationalCommission date1993Owner s Kenya Electricity Generating CompanyOperator s Kenya Electricity Generating CompanyPower generationNameplate capacity25 5 MWAnnual net output12 GW h edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation edit nbsp Ngong Hills Wind Power StationThe power station is located in the northern foothills of Ngong Hills near the town of Ngong in Kajiado County approximately 35 kilometres 22 mi by road southwest of Nairobi the capital and largest city in Kenya 1 The coordinates of the power station are 1 22 51 9 S 36 38 08 0 E Latitude 1 381071 Longitude 36 635542 2 The wind is strongest in the evening and in March and weakest in the morning and in July contrasting with Lake Turkana Wind Power Station 3 History editNgong Hills Power Station was initially commissioned in 1993 with two wind turbines donated by the government of Belgium After those two turbines were retired the installation of new hardware led to a second commissioning in August 2009 with capacity of 5 1 MW 4 Beginning in 2013 Kenya Electricity Generating Company who own and operate the wind farm and power station began adding new turbines and by 2015 when the work was completed the power station s generation capacity had increased to 25 5 megawatts 5 6 See also edit nbsp Kenya portal nbsp Weather portal nbsp Renewable energy portal List of power stations in Kenya Wind power in Kenya Lake Turkana Wind Power Station Kinangop Wind ParkReferences edit GFC 28 January 2016 Distance between Nairobi Kenya and Ngong Hills Nature Reserve Kajiado Kenya Globefeed com GFC Retrieved 28 January 2016 Google 28 January 2016 Location of Ngong Hills Wind Power Station Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 28 January 2016 Hindpal S Jabbal Basic Principles of Least Cost Planning amp Regional Interconnection in EA Countries page 13 14 KENGEN 2009 Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ngong Hills Power Station Nairobi Kenya Electricity Generating Company KENGEN Retrieved 28 January 2016 TSNO 24 July 2014 KenGen to increase Ngong wind power firm by an extra twenty megawatts The Standard Newspaper Online TSNO Nairobi Retrieved 28 January 2016 CRO 12 August 2015 Constructed Ngong wind power plant is to be commissioned in Kenya Construction Review Online Retrieved 28 January 2016 External links editKenGen Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Kenya Energy Regulation Commission Kenya Kenya Power Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ngong Hills Wind Power Station amp oldid 1021475763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
