Kenyan energy firms have met with British investors to secure investment in the growing renewables sector.   The UK-Kenya Renewable Energy Conference in Nairobi hosted around 100 company representatives from both countries to help accelerate the availability of affordable power.   It follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the governments in May, which saw the UK commit 70 billion Kenyan Shillings (£559m) to.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 11th October 2016

 Tanzania has secured $258.82 million from the African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency for a high voltage electricity line to connect its national power grid to Kenya's, its power utility said on Sunday. The 400 kilovolt (kV) line will be completed within two years and is part of efforts to deepen integration between the two countries' economies, Tanzania's TANESCO said in a statement on its website. Kenya.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 11th October 2016

 Rwanda is counting on the upcoming third annual energy summit to sell the country to world investors.   The summit to be held in November will bring together over 500 energy experts and policy makers to discuss strategies of increasing energy penetration, distribution and supply in the most efficient and effective ways.   According to Jean Bosco Mugiraneza, the chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Energy Group (REG), the 3rd.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 7th October 2016

 The European Union has donated about Sh13.94 billion (123 million euros) for geothermal exploration in Kenya, head of European Investment Bank Catherine Collin has said.   Speaking yesterday during a site-visit to Olkaria VI in Naivasha , Collin said the bulk of the funds will expand the 70-megawatt project whose works are set to begin in January.   During the visit, the EU delegation praised the country for its commitment to.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 7th October 2016

 British investors are targeting projects worth about £500 million (Sh64.47 billion) in renewable energy sector, UK prime minister's trade envoy to Kenya and Tanzania Clive Hollick has said.   The projects are mainly in solar, wind and biomass power, areas where the country has underperformed.   The investors include Nova Energy, Green Globe Architecture Ltd, Tullow Oil, Eaton, KC Global Procurement LLP, OST Energy,.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 7th October 2016

 Off-grid power solutions, including renewable energy sources, will play an instrumental role in the country's rural electrification programme.   Justus Mucyo, managing director of BBOXX, a local solar energy provider, said off-grid power supply for Rwandans who are not served by the national grid reduces pressure on forests, as well as the health risks presented by use of kerosene lamps and wood.   Mucyo said the firm is.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 6th October 2016

 The 2015/16 key achievements of the Ministry of Infrastructure reflect the key performances of four sectors: Transport, Energy, Water & Sanitation and Urbanization & human settlement.   These key achievements are grounded on the targets that were set during the fiscal year 2015/2016 against the key objectives outlined in the long term National programs such as Vision 2020, EDPRS II, 7 YGP, Sector Strategic Plan and other.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 5th October 2016

 Kenya Power transformer suppliers will have to shift to converters that contain aluminium windings, as opposed to copper ones currently in use as the utility firm moves to tame vandals who have cost it dearly.   The electricity distributor says its suppliers will now be required to adhere to new guidelines to save the company from losses that it incurs on vandalism.   The new specifications are intended to increase durability.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 5th October 2016

 South Africa will have to wait for more months in order to relaunch its affordable energy programme.   Formalised in 2010, the project for the construction of about six to eight reactors with a capacity of 9.600 megawatts is now being considered as an expected yet difficult to be achieved dream.   South Africa’s energy minister Tina Joemat Petterson had promised that the call for tender will be launched on September 30,.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 4th October 2016

 Nigerian Energy company, Egbin Power Plc, is expanding and set to mark its new territory in Tanzania, by constructing a natural gas-fired power plant, Tanzania Daily News reports.   Speaking to Tanzanian journalists, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Dallas Peavey, said the construction of the plant is expected to commence anytime after the company, under Sahara Group, has inked the investment pact with the host.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 4th October 2016

 Nigerian company, Egbin Power Plc, has expressed interest to invest 630 million US Dollars (about 1.4trn/-) in construction of a natural gasfired power plant in Tanzania. The major boost to the country's power generation is the newest public-private partnership project expected to turn around the energy sector in the East African nation. Speaking to Tanzanian journalists on a five-day tour of Nigeria yesterday, the firm's Chief.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 3rd October 2016

 The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) broke the loss making streak to post Sh1.6 billion net profit in the full year ending June 2015 after inking a deal to sell steam from its Olkaria wells to the government. The State-owned firm generated its first revenue of Sh2.5 billion in the period under review being earnings from sale of underground steam to the Kenya Electricity Generating (KenGen) Co to produce geothermal power. GDC sold.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 3rd October 2016