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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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  • Two Kenyan Power Firms Receive $1.6 Million Obama Fund Grant to Boost Green Energy

    Posted on :Saturday , 29th April 2017

    Two Kenyan power companies have received a Sh164 million grant from former US President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative to maximise generation of geothermal and solar electricity, known as green energy.

     
    The US Trade and Development Agency, under the Power Africa initiative, on Thursday awarded $1.1 million (Sh113 million) to Nairobi-based Xago Africa and anot. . .

  • Kenya, Ethiopia Among Top Countries in Wind Energy Investment

    Posted on :Saturday , 29th April 2017

    Kenya is among the countries poised to lead in wind energy investment in Africa this year according to a new report.

     
    Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the international trade association for the wind power industry, says Kenya is setting the pace in the region in the use of wind as a renewable source of energy by initiating the generation of 700 megawatts for the n. . .

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