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  • Vestas supply wind turbines for Kenya�s wind farm; firm�s largest single order

    Posted on :Friday , 20th February 2015

     Vestas has supplied 365 wind turbines that will see Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) give off 310 megawatts. The order becomes the largest single order for the company. The wind power project was commissioned in March 2014. It is estimated to cost US$ 766.6m and expected be the largest wind farm in Africa. It will be constructed on a 40,000 acres, and construction was . . .

  • World�s first submarine cable to connect Africa and L. America

    Posted on :Friday , 20th February 2015

     World’s first submarine cable is set to be constructed in Angola across the South Atlantic with NEC Corporation as the system supplier.

     
    According to Angola Cables S.A, a contract for the project that will see Angola and Brazil connected via cable has been signed.
     
    This will see a direct link between the African continent to . . .

  • Kenya to begin selling power to Rwanda in 2015

    Posted on :Tuesday , 17th February 2015

     Kenya will begin to export power to Rwanda to help the latter meet its increasing demands for low cost electricity. This follows the signing of a power trade deal on Tuesday this week for construction of a 220kv power line from Kenya to Rwanda.

     
    Kenya will start the sale of 30 MW of power from July next year according to the Power Purchase Agreement. Rwanda wil. . .

  • Gigawatt Global to invest US$2b in generating 1000Mw of solar power for Africa

    Posted on :Thursday , 12th February 2015

    Gigawatt global is set to spend about US$2billion in developing and pumping 1000Mw of solar power in Africa by 2020.

     
    Dutch company Gigawatt has said the 1000MW power project will have its roots in East Africa where the largest photovoltaic field will be built in Rwanda. Burundi is one of the countries that could also benefit when this facility is expanded.
  • Kenya: Electricity connection now Sh1,160

    Posted on :Tuesday , 3rd February 2015

    The programme dubbed Global Partnership on Output Based Aid will see Kenyans living in informal settlements in urban centres and those in rural areas being connected.

     
    Speaking at Kiganjo Polytechnic Grounds in Gatundu South over the weekend when he launched the programme, Dr Chumo said the programme targets the needy who could not afford to raise the current Sh35,00. . .

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