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  • AFD, DTB to Support Investment in Renewable Energy Technologies

    Posted on :Thursday , 14th July 2016

    Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are interested in investing in renewable energy technologies will now receive soft loans from the French Development Agency through Diamond Trust bank (DTB).

     
    Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) and DTB have signed a credit agreement worth Shs 33bn to finance green energy projects in the country. Yves Boudot, the regional di. . .

  • East Africa: Focus On Regional Geothermal Development at Power Forum in Nairobi

    Posted on :Tuesday , 5th July 2016

    The upcoming East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) in Nairobi, Kenya will focus on how the region can harness the opportunities presented by geothermal power to enhance access to energy, especially among rural communities.

     
    "There is no one-size-fits-all approach to developing geothermal. It's an amazing source of base load, renewable energy, but we hav. . .

  • Kenya: AfDB Approves Sh13 Billion Loan to Link more Households to National Grid

    Posted on :Thursday , 30th June 2016

    About 300,000 households and businesses will be linked to the national grid after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a Sh13.5 billion loan for a low-cost connection project.

     
    The project targets homes not connected to electricity and which are within a 600-metre radius to a transformer.
     
    The loan, which was approved on Monday, . . .

  • East Africa: Regional Centre Launched to Promote Renewable Energy

    Posted on :Tuesday , 21st June 2016

    Arusha — The East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE) will be hosted at the Makerere University's College of Engineering, Art, Design and Technology.

     
    Speaking at the launch last week, the EAC deputy secretary general (Productive and Social Sectors) Ms Jesca Eriyo said the main aim is to ensure availability of sufficient, reliabl. . .

  • Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia Electricity Grids to be Interconnected

    Posted on :Monday , 13th June 2016

     Iringa — The implementations of the first phase of projects to interconnect the nation electricity grid to that of Zambia and Kenya is expected to be completed in September.

     
    The project dubbed Backbone Transmission Investment Project (BTIP) will interconnect national grid to that of Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) through Zambia.
     

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