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  • Four more years of high power bills as Kenya keeps costly thermal plants

    Posted on :Monday , 7th September 2015

     Kenyans will continue to shoulder the burden of expensive thermal generators for at least four more years, despite recent strides in unlocking cheaper sources of energy.

     
    Data from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), which is the energy sector regulator, shows that the earliest the first of the nine thermal power plants could be knocked off from the nationa. . .

  • Gas-fired power generation could add US$12bn to Africa\'s GDP

    Posted on :Saturday , 5th September 2015

     South Africa could tap into its natural gas reserves to expand its energy mix and support growth across the economy, recommended McKinsey Global Institute

    DualfreqGas-fired power plants could help make up for deficits in South Africa's power supply. (Image source: Dualfreq/WikimediaCommons)
    Gas-fired power generation alone could add US$12bn to South Africa’s GD. . .

  • East African countries move to harmonize regional energy policy

    Posted on :Friday , 4th September 2015

    As east Africa’s energy demands continue to raise, regional countries are looking to formulate a comprehensive policy on energy security and ease the conditions for investors in the sector. Speaking Monday at a meeting on policy framework in Kigali, Antonio Pedro the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), country director, said the absence of the policy has made countries . . .

  • UN body to aid Africa with nuclear power generation

    Posted on :Thursday , 3rd September 2015

     UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to help African nations with the development of nuclear energy for electricity generation

    nuclearplant 12923 pixabayPlans for nuclear power generation are making headway in Kenya. (Image source: 12923/Pixabay)
    Several African countries have expressed interest in the peaceful development of nuclear power. . .

  • Rwanda Govt leases 22 micro-hydro power plants to private developers

    Posted on :Wednesday , 2nd September 2015

     The government has leased 22 micro-power projects to private investors, a move aimed boosting the country’s power generation capacity.

     
    The plants were leased to seven private power developers for 25 years, according to the Power Purchase and Concession Agreements signed between the companies and Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda Development Board and th. . .

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