The Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has confirmed that an isolated incident involving a single wind turbine occurred at the Ngong Wind Power Facility on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at around 3:00 p.m.
In a statement on January 21, KenGen said the incident occurred during a scheduled routine maintenance.
The power company stated that no injuries were reported and all personnel were safely accounted for, thanks to established safety protocols and the prompt response of the on-site emergency team.
“KenGen wishes to confirm that at approximately 1500 hours on Tuesday the 20th of January 2026, an isolated incident occurred at the Ngong Wind Power Facility involving one wind turbine,” read part of the statement.
KenGen said the affected 0.85MW wind turbine was already offline at the time and therefore posed no interruption or risk to the national grid’s electricity supply.
The company added that all other turbines at the facility remain fully operational.
KenGen Confirms Electricity Supply Remains Unaffected
The company’s safety team, in collaboration with relevant safety and regulatory authorities, has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the incident.
At the same time, the safety will assess damage and recommend corrective and preventive measures.
KenGen reaffirmed that safety remains a core value and said it will continue to cooperate with authorities and issue updates as investigations continue.
About Ngong Wind Power Facility
Ngong Wind Farm, located in Kajiado County on the northern part of the Ngong Hills, consists of 30 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 25.5MW.
The wind turbines generate power at 690V, which is stepped up to 11kV to the substation and further stepped up by power transformers to 66kV for connection to the national grid.
The station has three power transformers.
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Ngong’ Power Station is the only wind farm connected to Kenya’s national grid, currently has a capacity of 25.5MW.
The company plans to increase its installed wind energy capacity in this area from the current 5.1MW to 25.5MW.
The farm originally had two wind turbines commissioned in 1993 as a donation from the Belgian government, but they have since been retired.
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KenGen Statement on Power Demand
In 2025, Kenya recorded a historic electricity peak demand of 2,363.41 MW, the highest in the country’s history.
KenGen met this demand by increasing hydro and geothermal generation.
According to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), KenGen’s hydropower plants produced 10,502.66 MWh, exceeding planned dispatch by 5.85%, while geothermal contributed 12,728.87 MWh, about 30% of total generation.
Hydropower plants, including Gitaru, Kiambere, and Kindaruma, exceeded their projected output, and the coordinated operation of the Seven Forks cascade system helped stabilize the grid during peak periods.
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