Ngong is a 36.5 MW wind power plant in Kajiado, Kenya. It is operated by Kenya Electric Generating Company. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 31k homes (estimated). It ranks #33 of 34 Kenya power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1993, it is around 33 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 16.4% of Kenya's electricity; the national grid averages 95 gCO₂/kWh (90.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061215.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 36 MW for Ngong wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000900033; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Kenya wind capacity
- 10.5% of 346 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Kenya
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Kenya Electric Generating Company. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 1.4°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 99% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 14/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest wind power plant of 2 in Kenya by capacity.
Kenya has 2 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 346 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Iberafrica power station · Oil · 53 MW · Nairobi
- Iberafrica I & II (Nairobi south diesel PP) · Oil · 109 MW · Nairobi Area
- Athi Triumph power station · Oil · 83.2 MW · Athi River
- Athi River power station · Oil · 80 MW · Athi River
- Olkaria IV · Geothermal · 140 MW · Nakuru
- Olkaria I · Geothermal · 185 MW · Nakuru
Location
Coordinates -1.3811, 36.6356 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ngong?
Ngong is a 36.5 MW wind power plant in Kajiado, Kenya, commissioned in 1993.
Who operates Ngong?
Ngong is operated by Kenya Electric Generating Company.