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  • More Kenyans in rural areas applying for cheap power connection

    Posted on :Wednesday , 8th July 2015

     NAIROBI: Kenyans living within 600m radius of electricity transformers are taking up the Government’s offer for cheap connection, Kenya Power has said.

     
    Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo said most of those who have applied to be connected are from rural areas.
     
    Dr Chumo said he was encouraged by how Kenyans were taking . . .

  • A US$400m gas-fired plant boosts Africa\'s energy needs

    Posted on :Tuesday , 7th July 2015

     The Côte d’Ivoire republic has commissioned a US$400m gas-fired plant at the Azito Energie. This comes at a time when the nation is focusing on the expansion of energy infrastructure and development to enable the country to export power to the neighbouring countries such as Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone given that the current power export from Côte d’Ivoire go. . .

  • Gensets aiding economic growth in Africa

    Posted on :Tuesday , 7th July 2015

     In 2014, Nigeria imported a total of 28,678 genset units totalling to US$185.5mn, as per data provided by PowerGen Statistics genset-africa-USAIDThe sales of products in the global generator market have been particularly strong in regions which have an unreliable electricity supply, such as countries in Africa and Asia. 

    According to industry sources, telecommunications and. . .

  • Wind power plant in Meru, Kenya set to generate 400MW of power

    Posted on :Tuesday , 7th July 2015

     Kenyan electricity producing company, KenGen is set to develop a 400MW wind power farm in Meru County putting an addition to the growing portfolio of renewable energy sources.

     
    The first phase of the project which is stipulated to be complete by December, 2017 will generate 100MW of electricity.
     
    KenGen’s Managing Director, A. . .

  • China- Africa into a power generation contract

    Posted on :Monday , 6th July 2015

     The Ethiopia Electric Power has signed a US$120mn contract with China Electric Power & Equipment Technology Company (CET) for the construction of the Ethiopia-Kenya Transmission

    Atlantis Images-transmissionlinesAfDB has provided the Kenyan government funding for a 500 kV transmission line in the country. Funding for the construction of the 433 km transmission line on th. . .

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