Kenya to Develop Africa's Largest Wind Projects
Wind Energy company, Vestas, recently won a contract with the Kenyan government, allowing the construction of the biggest wind farm in Africa. The company is looking to build, specifically, 365 wind turbines. Furthermore, the company stated that the location of the farm is quite unique and at a relatively high altitude suitable for wind energy production.
The farm will give Africa a starting point for alternative energy and spark a new era for Africa. The continent has a lot to work on to begin with, but this can be a starting point for the future of energy. Vestas happens to be owned by the Danes, but, still, Africa will now be introduced to a new type of production. All in all, the new farm has a lot of uses. Not only will it produce energy, but it will also aid Africa in starting a revolution and a new era in energy production.
The farm will cost 800 million dollars, but is said to save 186 million dollars per year in energy costs. Therefore, in four years time, the farm will provide Kenya with a profit in energy costs. This farm provides quite a few benefits ranging from costs to an advent of renewable energy in a third world continent. This revolution is something that I believe needs to occur in all parts of the world. We will run out of natural gases and there needs to be a alternative or there will be fatal consequences all around the world.
This is not only a great thing for Africa, but also for the world. Hopefully this can influence other countries to start getting energy from renewable resources more often. The world is eventually going to run out of things like oil and natural gases. It might even happen in my lifetime. That's why it's very important to start using more renewable energy sources to get out energy. Overall, this is a huge step in the right direction for Africa.
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