General Electric Co. of USA and Sinomach of China have agreed to build energy infrastructure projects valued at $2 billion in emerging markets, beginning with Kipeto wind farm project in Kajiado County, Kenya.
They will jointly develop the 100 MW Kipeto wind power unit as the pilot project for the collaboration in clean energy.
The Kipeto project will become the second-biggest wind power project in Kenya after the 300 MW wind farm being set up near Lake Turkana.
The Kipeto wind project will be connected to the national grid once complete. The clean energy projects are under Obama’s Power Africa initiative.
The project was announced during US President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya. It will be financed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), which operates as the US government’s development finance institution.
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