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Kenya Power monopoly at risk as firm vies for last-mile customers

Kenya’s renewable energy sector is set for a boost in September when a solar microgrid company plans to become the country’s first licensed private utility to sell power to the public, ending a half-century monopoly by the State electricity firm. Earlier this year, the Government granted Powerhive East Africa, an energy technology venture with its roots in the United States, a permit to supply electricity to rural.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 13th July 2015

Africa needs clean energy investment to get power to all - panel

African governments should aim to increase power generation 10-fold to give all their people access to electricity by 2030, an effort that would require a big increase in investment focused on renewable energy, a panel of high-profile figures said. Two in three Africans - around 621 million people - live without electricity, a situation worsening as the population grows, said an annual report from the 10-member Africa Progress.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 10th July 2015

Tanzania: Huge scope for investment in Untapped Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is one of the most untapped sectors in the country. This was said in Dar es Salaam yesterday by an official with the German firm, the Organisation for Development Cooperation (GIZ), Mr Josephat Focus, at the ongoing Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF). "There are still huge potentials unexplored in the renewable energy that business community could capitalise and give them maximum returns on.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 9th July 2015

Kenya: Africa�s biggest wind power project commences

The biggest wind power farm project in Africa located in Turkana in Kenya was officially inaugurated by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a function that saw many investors put their money on renewable energy production specifically on wind energy. The multi million Turkana wind project which costs US$ 692m is also the largest single private sector initiative in Africa with a number of investors participating. This development.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th July 2015

Renewable power technology is on the rise

In North Africa, Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) will soon call for interested bidders to submit proposals for the construction of solar and wind power plants with a total generation capacity exceeding 2,000MW. NREA Head Mohamed Salah Sobky said that the authority receives dozens of offers daily from Arab and foreign companies to establish the renewable power plants, the Daily News Egypt reported on the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th July 2015

SEFA doubled its grant portfolio to small- to medium- sized clean energy projects in 2014

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) announced that it more than doubled its project portfolio last year, with commitments of USD 6.5 million, for 10 new projects all over the continent during the launch of its 2014 Annual Report. SEFA 2014 highlights include: USD 3.6 million in preparation grant approvals for projects in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania expected to result in over 142 megawatts of.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th July 2015

Solar and wind potential can help meet future power generation goals

Tanzania has immense solar and wind power potential that could provide much-needed energy for the developing nation, according to preliminary findings from a World Bank renewable energy resource mapping project. The country’s resources suitable for solar power generation are estimated to be equivalent to those of Spain, and areas of high wind power potential cover more than 10 per cent of the country, an area the size of.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th July 2015

More Kenyans in rural areas applying for cheap power connection

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 advantage of the Sh15,000 connection fee which was reduced from Sh35,000 last.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th July 2015

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

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 goes to Ghana, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso. The cote d.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 7th July 2015

Gensets aiding economic growth in Africa

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 infrastructure development, road constructions as well as.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 7th July 2015

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

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, Albert Mugo confirmed the information and said that the project might be financed by French.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 7th July 2015

China- Africa into a power generation contract

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 the Ethiopian side of the border came from the African.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th July 2015

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