The power grids of East and Southern African countries will be linked in the next two to three years after concluding with various high voltage lines, making the way for regional trade, said senior Kenyan energy official. Power shortfall and disruption are frequent across both regions and businesses often complain that poor or irregular supplies discourage investors and push up prices of local products, as many firms end up relying on costly.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 27th September 2019

 Kenya is eager to collaborate with Botswana in exploration and production of more green energy to witness the increasing demand for electricity, said an energy official.   The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), CEO, Rebecca Miano, said that the power producer was prepared and keen to offer Botswana expertise in various sectors of electricity production.   “Kengen has 310 drilled wells producing 690MW from.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 20th August 2019

Kenya progresses to make giant strides in its adherence to renewable energy. It has disclosed Africa’s biggest wind power project in a gusty and rocky desert stretch located 600 kilometers (372 miles) north of the capital Nairobi. The Lake Turkana Wind Power farm includes 365 turbines with a capacity to dispense 310 megawatts of reliable, low-cost energy to Kenya’s national grid.   The wind farm is situated in the Turkana Wind.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 19th August 2019

Trade and Development Bank (TDB), a bank located in Bujumbura, Burundi, aims to invest in renewable energy projects in East Africa. The bank already has a focus on geothermal energy in countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia. Several self-reliant power producers (IPPs) are currently in discussions with the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), a commercial bank possessed by the Member States of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 25th July 2019

KOKO, a Venture-backed technology company Networks has launched its first network of 700 ‘KOKOpoints’ inside neighbourhood shops across Nairobi The urban cooking fuel market is estimated more than US$20bn in Africa and remains dominated by dirty cooking fuels such as charcoal, which is produced through deforestation and causes millions of early deaths through indoor air pollution. KOKO’s market-leading technology platform.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 2nd October 2019

POWER & ENERGY AFRICA is back with the latest edition from the 25th – 27th of July 2019 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi in Kenya. Co-located with the 8th edition of this event is also the 6th SOLAR and the 8th OIL & GAS Kenya, catering to greater number of audience from a wide industry base that is relative to the energy sector. The much awaited event will be inaugurated by Hon. Eng. John k. Mosonik, CBS,.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 23rd July 2019

Kioo Limited is the biggest manufacturer of glass packaging for the soft drink, alcohol and food industry in East and Central Africa. The multi-engine power plant installed by Clarke Energy has attain availability in excess of 95 per cent, with the two Jenbacher engines meeting the full, on-site power demand of the facility. A balanced power supply drastically improves product quality, compared to daily interruptions from an unreliable.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 12th June 2019

The UK government’s foreign investment tool, CDC Group, said it would provide more than $300m in a new business to expand electricity networks in Africa, which is one of the biggest hitches to economic development in the world’s indigent continent.   CDC chief executive Nick O’Donohoe said, Gridworks Company to get launched soon, and it will make funding in power transmission and distribution infrastructure, as.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 10th June 2019

Toshiba Corporation has announced the establishment of its new branch office in Nairobi, Kenya, under Toshiba Africa, the company’s main subsidiary based in South Africa. The branch office will start operations from May. Toshiba established subsidiary Toshiba Africa in 2014, and has been aiming on its business expansion in the sub-Sahara region. The company has since provided a wide range of products and systems such as Energy, Building.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 10th May 2019

Euro Cable Private Limited Company, a joint venture between Ethiopian and Turkish, opens a new factory which is set to triple its existing electric cable production capacity. The plant located in Gelan, Oromia Regional State, has a covered area of 10,500 meter square in a compound of 20,000 meter square. Euro Cable PLC, a joint Ethio-Turkish venture, was the first private enterprise to start manufacturing electrical cables in Ethiopia, the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 10th May 2019

Developing economies everywhere Africa measure during a distinctive position to leapfrog a lot of developed nations by finance in cleaner, environmentally friendlier sources of power at a lower price - main factors conducive to improved use of renewable energy power across the continent.   However, renewable energy resources hold nice promise and might give energy whereas overcoming Africa’s infrastructural challenges, this manner.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 3rd May 2019

China is all set to pump out a gigantic USD 1.8 billion in the transmission and distribution lines of electricity in Ethiopia. The investment of USD 1.8 billion will be made by the Chinese State Grid Corporation. Ethiopia's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed met with the officials of China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, commonly known as Sinosure, during a recent visit to China's capital, Beijing.  Sinosure's top officials promised.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 26th April 2019