Kenya to Begin Sale of Power to Rwanda in 2015

Posted on :Wednesday , 17th December 2014

KENYA will export power to Rwanda from next year to help the country meet its growing demand for electricity at lower costs.

The two East Africa Community member states yesterday signed the power trade deal in which a 220 KV line will be built from Kenya to Rwanda through Uganda to transmit the 30 MW of power to be sold tentatively from July.

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German Solar/PV Business Delegation in Kenya and Tanzania

Posted on :Tuesday , 16th December 2014

The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Kenya organized the “Kenyan/ East African –German Conference on Solar PV”, held at the Southern Sun Mayfair on the 29^th October. The Kenyan Ministry of En. . .

Vestas Receives Big Order for Kenyan Wind Power Project

Posted on :Tuesday , 16th December 2014

International wind energy leader Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has received an order to provide wind turbines for the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Kenya, Africa — a project that Vestas claims will be the largest wind power project in Africa upon completion.

Kenya Opens World\'s Largest Single Turbine Geothermal Plant

Posted on :Monday , 15th December 2014

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has just opened the world’s largest single turbine geothermal power plant, which will add 140 Megawatts (MW) to the country’s national electricity grid. The project is viewed as a major boon for development initiatives and poverty reduction in Kenya and is anticipated to reduce electricity costs in the nation by 50 percent by early 2015. The Olkaria I. . .

Nigeria gets $200m renewable energy loan from Germany

Posted on :Tuesday , 9th December 2014

 Nigeria has received a green loan facility from the German Development Bank (KFW) worth $200 million to develop her small scale renewable energy sector, This Day reports. The loan is aimed at development of renewable energy sources and other energy efficiency projects.