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Kenya to Begin Sale of Power to Rwanda in 2015

KENYA will export power to Rwanda from next year to help the country meet its growing demand for electricity at lower costs.   The two East Africa Community member states yesterday signed the power trade deal in which a 220 KV line will be built from Kenya to Rwanda through Uganda to transmit the 30 MW of power to be sold tentatively from July.   Under the Power Purchase Agreement signed, Kenya will charge 12 US cents per kilowatt.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 17th December 2014

German Solar/PV Business Delegation in Kenya and Tanzania

  The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Kenya organized the “Kenyan/ East African –German Conference on Solar PV”, held at the Southern Sun Mayfair on the 29th October. The Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum co-hosted this event.   During the conference, information about current developments in the energy policy and the regulatory framework were given by the Ministry, ERC and REA. In addition, the.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 16th December 2014

Vestas Receives Big Order for Kenyan Wind Power Project

International wind energy leader Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has received an order to provide wind turbines for the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Kenya, Africa — a project that Vestas claims will be the largest wind power project in Africa upon completion..... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 16th December 2014

Kenya Opens World's Largest Single Turbine Geothermal Plant

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has just opened the world’s largest single turbine geothermal power plant, which will add 140 Megawatts (MW) to the country’s national electricity grid. The project is viewed as a major boon for development initiatives and poverty reduction in Kenya and is anticipated to reduce electricity costs in the nation by 50 percent by early 2015. The Olkaria IV power plant cost $126.5 million to build and is.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 15th December 2014

Nigeria gets $200m renewable energy loan from Germany

 Nigeria has received a green loan facility from the German Development Bank (KFW) worth $200 million to develop her small scale renewable energy sector, This Day reports. The loan is aimed at development of renewable energy sources and other energy efficiency projects.   This was disclosed by the leader of the German delegation; Renate Von Bodden at a Bi-national Commission’s meeting on energy between both countries in.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 9th December 2014

The Geregu II gas turbine power plant in Nigeria

 In the Nigerian state of Kogi, Siemens has completed the Geregu II gas-turbine power plant in Ajaokuta on schedule. The customer is Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the state-run energy provider in Nigeria. As part of the turnkey construction project, Siemens supplied three E-class gas turbines as well as the associated generators. With an electrical capacity of 434 megawatts (MW), the plant will play an important role in the.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th November 2014

FG looks to marginal fields for gas to feed NIPP plants

 The Federal Government is looking up to the operators of marginal fields for gas supply to power a number of completed power projects currently bogged down by gas supply challenges.   Last month, the Presidency met with investors in the National Integrated Power Projects, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Bureau of Public Enterprises and gas companies over what it described as “a stalled state” of the NIPP plants.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 22nd November 2014

Kenya Power Gets $190m Loan To Boost Local Energy Supply

 Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has secured a $190 million loan from Standard Chartered Bank to boost production as it seeks to meet the power demands of East Africa’s largest economy.   The loan will be used to upgrade the company’s transmission network to support the country’s ageing grid.   “Kenya Power will use the funds to make huge investments in acquisition of additional transformers and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th November 2014

Tanzania: Over 1,000 to Access Power in Mbinga Next Year

 MORE than 1,100 people in Mbinga district, Ruvuma region, will be connected with electricity next year through the Rural Energy Agency (REA), Parliament was told on Tuesday.   This was said by Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Charles Kitwanga, when responding to a question raised by Gaudence Kayombo (Mbinga North - CCM) who wanted to know about government plans to distribute electricity in all villages in Mbinga.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 12th November 2014

Dangote seeks license to build a coal power plant in Tanzania

 Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is seeking to be awarded a license for a 75 megawatt (MW) coal power plant in Tanzania.   Energy from the coal power plant will be used to power up the US$ 500m cement factory that is currently under construction in Mtwara Tanzania. The plant will also power the residential and commercial development complex around the factory. This is due to the fact that interruption of power supply or.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 10th November 2014

KEPCO to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has announced that South Korea has signed an MOU with Arab Contractors, the number one builders in Egypt’s construction industry, for the exporting of Korean nuclear power plant to Egypt.   The Egyptian government plans to give public notice of an international bid for building a second new nuclear power plant at El-Dabaa early 2015. The MOU with the Arab Contractors therefore gives KEPCO a.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 10th November 2014

Tullow withdraws from Namibia Kudu gas power project

 Tullow has withdrawn from its full participation in the much-eyed Kudu gas-to-power project which is under development in Namibia. According to Namibia’s Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali, the government has been informed by Nampa of the UK-based company’s withdrawal from the project due to financial problems.   Located 130 kilometres offshore of Namibia’s south-west coast, Kudu gas-to-power project is co-owned.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 7th November 2014



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