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  • Africa's First Electricity Producer Powered by Biogas

    Posted on :Wednesday , 11th January 2017

    Naivasha — Using waste from vegetable and flower production, biogas is providing energy to Kenya's electricity network

     
    A commercial farm in Kenya has become Africa's first electricity producer powered by biogas to sell surplus electricity to the national grid, cutting the carbon emissions associated with oil-powered generation.
     
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  • East Africa Leads Continent in Renewable Energy Uptake

    Posted on :Wednesday , 28th December 2016

    East Africa’s economies top countries in sub-Saharan Africa in injecting clean energy into their national grids, through new projects in wind and solar.

     
    The latest report of Climatescope, the clean energy country competitiveness index by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, shows that clean energy policies are becoming more widely adopted across sub-Saharan Africa.&n. . .

  • Africa: Power Plants Gear Up for Digital Transformation of Power Generation

    Posted on :Wednesday , 28th December 2016

    At nearly every industry event and customer meeting over the past year or so, the conversation has inevitably turned to the subject of “change.” It can be changes happening within our industry, or broader changes in the economy or society – like the impact of smartphones and social media on daily life.

     
    A few days ago, at GE’s Power Services M. . .

  • Kenya Power Prepares $2 Billion Budget for Upcoming Mega Projects

    Posted on :Monday , 12th December 2016

    Electricity distributor Kenya Power has prepared a $2.17 billion (Sh219.1 billion) budget for the implementation of capital intensive projects in the next five years.

     
    The utility firm, in its blueprint, states that the funds will be used to adequately supply power to 10.8 million customers by 2021, more than double the 4.8 million clients currently connected to the . . .

  • Kenya: Kengen to Invest in Renewable Energy Projects Worth Sh800 Billion

    Posted on :Friday , 2nd December 2016

    Nairobi — The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) plans to add 721Megawatts (MW) of electricity from geothermal and wind sources to the national grid in the next five years at a cost of Sh800 billion.

     
    KenGen MD and CEO Albert Mugo, said the additional capacity was in line with the government's efforts to make power accessible and affordable.
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