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  • Solar roof tiles help power this secondary school in rural Kenya

    Posted on :Tuesday , 12th September 2017

     Schools in rural Kenya often suffer through frequent power outages, and energy from the national grid can be expensive. But solar roof tiles from Strauss Energy offer a cheaper, renewable alternative. At the 275-student Gaitheri Secondary School in Murang’a County, the reliable source of electricity has enhanced students’ performance since they can study at night, and allowed . . .

  • Kenya Power billed for idle wind farm

    Posted on :Tuesday , 12th September 2017

     The developers of Lake Turkana Wind Power project have started billing Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC every month for its failure to distribute their production due to lack of a transmission line.

     
    This is despite recent discussions between Energy ministry officials and the wind farm managers to delay the billing that would ultimately be passed on to consumers.
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  • ERC rejects Kenya Power bid for Sh2.6bn tariff rise

    Posted on :Tuesday , 12th September 2017

     The energy sector regulator has shot down a Kenya Power application for electricity tariff increase that would have seen consumers’ bills increase by Sh2.6 billion every month.

     
    This is the second time since last year that Kenya Power has unsuccessfully sought approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to raise power charges.
     
  • A wind farm of epic proportions is taking shape in Africa

    Posted on :Tuesday , 12th September 2017

     In Kenya, efforts to produce wind power on a grand scale are underway. The Lake Turkana Wind Power project is a 12-hour drive from Nairobi and, once operational, is set to provide 310 megawatts (MW) of renewable power to the Kenyan national grid.

     
    "It is the largest wind farm in Africa (and) it has 365 turbines," Carlo Van Wageningen, director and boa. . .

  • Kenya: 310MW Lake Turkana Wind Farm Nearing Completion

    Posted on :Tuesday , 2nd May 2017

    Nairobi — The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County is set to be completed in two months, paving the way for a 310MW injection in the grid.

     
    The project will provide reliable, low-cost wind power to Kenya's national grid for 20 years through 365 wind turbines each with a capacity of 850 kW.
     
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