As part of the company’s volunteer day, General Electric’s Kenyan employees volunteered their time to make a difference in the Kipeto Wind Farm community in Kajiado. The day included a tour of the installation site for the wind turbines, tree planting within the Kipeto Wind Farm community, donation of beds, and the installation of 20 computers for the Oloyiankalani Girls High school’s computer lab.
The volunteer day included the donation of beds and the installation of 20 computers for the Oloyiankalani Girls High school’s computer lab.
The initiative is part of GE’s Corporate Social Investment (CSI) arm GE Kujenga. In 2019, GE invested more than $3.25 million in its CSI initiatives under GE Kujenga. In addition, GE volunteers spent approximately 800 hours of their time giving back to the communities and impacting 1 800 beneficiaries across nine countries. Previously, GE worked with Kipeto Energy Plc to refurbish and upgrade the Oloyiankalani Dispensary in Iidamat Ward, Kajiado Central Sub-County which serves more than 5 000 residents.
GE Kenya employees volunteered their time to make a difference in the Kipeto Wind Farm community in Kajiado.
“Kipeto Energy Plc's 100-megawatt (MW) wind power project is GE's flagship onshore wind project in Sub-Sahara Africa, and it has been a long journey working with partners to realise the installation of the first turbine. I am proud to see our employees being part of this exciting initiative by giving back to the community because sustainable programmes deliver long-term benefits,” said Deo Onyango, GE Onshore Wind Director, Sub-Sahara Africa.
GE Renewable Energy is providing 60 of its highly efficient GE 1.7-103 turbines to the Kipeto project, providing power to the equivalent of approximately 40 000 homes in the region. The 100 MW Kipeto wind power project will provide clean energy to the national grid as a significant contribution to Kenya's Vision 2030 and Big Four Agenda.
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