National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has said that the solar power plant in Garissa County will be launched in September by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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The project is being implemented by the Kenya government after the government secured a Sh13.5 billion loan from the Exim Bank of China.

The 55-megawatt solar plant is expected to light over 625,000 households and will inject an additional 54 megawatts of power into the national grid.

The Rural Electrification Authority has set up more than 300,000 solar panels which have been spread over an 80-acre piece of land in North Eastern.

“The 54MW Solar Project in Garissa. The only of it’s kind in the region funded by the Government of Kenya and China. The project will be launched by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta in September 2018,” said Mr. Duale on Facebook.

Rural Electrification Authority (REA) CEO Peter Mbugua had said that the solar project is expected to ease power supply to North Eastern Kenya which is currently greatly underserved.

“This project will ensure residents get access to clean and affordable power as the country moves towards adopting emerging clean energy technology. Electricity generated from the plant will be fed to the national grid and thus increase the electricity supply capacity in the country,” said Mr. Mbugua.