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  • Kenya Power monopoly at risk as firm vies for last-mile customers

    Posted on :Monday , 13th July 2015

     Kenya’s renewable energy sector is set for a boost in September when a solar microgrid company plans to become the country’s first licensed private utility to sell power to the public, ending a half-century monopoly by the State electricity firm.

     
    Earlier this year, the Government granted Powerhive East Africa, an energy technology venture with its . . .

  • Africa needs clean energy investment to get power to all - panel

    Posted on :Friday , 10th July 2015

     African governments should aim to increase power generation 10-fold to give all their people access to electricity by 2030, an effort that would require a big increase in investment focused on renewable energy, a panel of high-profile figures said.

     
    Two in three Africans - around 621 million people - live without electricity, a situation worsening as the popula. . .

  • Kenya: Africa�s biggest wind power project commences

    Posted on :Wednesday , 8th July 2015

     The biggest wind power farm project in Africa located in Turkana in Kenya was officially inaugurated by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a function that saw many investors put their money on renewable energy production specifically on wind energy.

     
    The multi million Turkana wind project which costs US$ 692m is also the largest single private sector initiative in Afr. . .

  • Renewable power technology is on the rise

    Posted on :Wednesday , 8th July 2015

    In North Africa, Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) will soon call for interested bidders to submit proposals for the construction of solar and wind power plants with a total generation capacity exceeding 2,000MW.
    NREA Head Mohamed Salah Sobky said that the authority receives dozens of offers daily from Arab and foreign companies to establish the renewable pow. . .

  • SEFA doubled its grant portfolio to small- to medium- sized clean energy projects in 2014

    Posted on :Wednesday , 8th July 2015

     The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) announced that it more than doubled its project portfolio last year, with commitments of USD 6.5 million, for 10 new projects all over the continent during the launch of its 2014 Annual Report.

     
    SEFA 2014 highlights include: USD 3.6 million in preparation grant approvals for projects in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethio. . .

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