The 426km overhead line is a key element to making Lake Turkana – set to be one of Africa’s largest wind farms – commercially viable by connecting the site to the grid 80km from the capital Nairobi.

Global testing, certification and energy advisory firm DNV GL was selected by Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) to provide in-depth technical advice on building the 420kV AC line and associated substations.

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