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  • Kenya signs nuclear power deal with South Korea

    Posted on :Wednesday , 7th September 2016

     Kenya’s nuclear energy bid received a major boost after signing an agreement with the Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO). 

     
    The company and the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) signed an MoU to cooperate on construction of nuclear projects and sharing expertise. Kenya aims to add nuclear power with a capacity of 4,000 megawatts by 2033. In the d. . .

  • Kenya Power Rolls Out Sh22 Billion Plan to Tame Outages

    Posted on :Wednesday , 31st August 2016

     Kenya Power will spend Sh22 billion to modernise electricity grid as a growing number of connections puts pressure on the current network.

     
    After three national outages in 2016, and a rising concern over the quality of power supply, the utility provider will now create an alternative network to take over when the current lines become faulty, effectively minimis. . .

  • Kenya Power and Toshiba sign MoU in support of efforts to reduce electricity distribution losses

    Posted on :Friday , 26th August 2016

     Nairobi, August 25, 2016……Kenya Power and Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited (TTDI) , subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on implementation of a pilot project aimed at decreasing distribution losses in the national grid.

     
    The MoU will guide installation, testing an. . .

  • Dadaab power station to spur Garissa growth

    Posted on :Thursday , 25th August 2016

    Energy CS Charles Keter yesterday commissioned the Dadaab power station.
     
    It will provide electricity to more than 200,000 people have electricity connection under the Rural Electrification Programme.The project is co-funded by UNHCR and the Kenyan government for Sh200 million. Dadaab and neighbouring public primary schools will have electricity next month, Keter. . .

  • US firm Cummins starts 12MW Baringo power production in October

    Posted on :Thursday , 25th August 2016

     American engineering firm Cummins Inc has set October as the date to begin generating electricity from a toxic shrub popularly referred to as ‘Mathenge,’ after more than two years of false starts blamed on mechanical hitches.

     
    The Columbus-based company said it is working to rectify the technical snags that have dogged the 12-megwatt Mathenge power . . .

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