Google To Acquire 12.5 percent Stake In Largest African Wind Farm

Tech giant Google announced at a conference in Washington DC that it would be backing up the largest solar power project in all of Africa. 

Wired said Google’s 22nd investment would be the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in northern Kenya. The project, once finished, will help provide clean energy to 2 million households, which currently use up 15 percent of Africa’s power grid capacity. Google points out that the wind speed in Lake Turkana on average is around 25 mph. 

“The fastest growing economies are here, and there’s a strong need for critical power. Economies are being held back because they don’t have enough power—and yet they have wonderful renewable resources. These nations can meet their future and growing energy needs by tapping into some of the best renewable resources in the world, ” Google director of energy and sustainability Rick Needham said. 

Endgadget said Google’s latest move will have it buying a 12.5 percent stake in turbine maker Vestas once the farm completes construction in 2017.