TotalEnergies Signs Renewable Energy Deal with Uganda
TotalEnergies has signed a renewable energy deal with Uganda that will see the company explore opportunities and develop renewable energy projects in response to the global push for clean energy. [...]
Bboxx, UK firm gets a $ 5.5 Million Loan to Roll Out Clean Energy Solutions in Sub-Sahara Africa
Bboxx, a U.K based company has received a loan of$ 5.5 Million loan from the Africa Go Green Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (AGG), to roll out its [...]
Unilever Tea Kenya Plc to Apply for Power Generation Licence
Unilever Tea Kenya Plc has announced its intention to apply for a Licence to generate, transmit and distribute electricity for use within its estates in Western Kenya that include Kericho [...]Kenya Enters Public Private Partnership to Develop Power Transmission Lines
Kenya has signed a Public Private Partnership(PPP) agreement with Africa50 and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited(POWERGRID) to finance, construct and operate the 400 kV Lessos-Loosul and 200kV Kisumu-Musaga electricity [...]Oil Prices rise to $ 80.30 per Barrel-CBK Report
Oil prices increased during the week ending January 6th 2022, largely due to improved oil demand. According to the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) Weekly Bulletin, this is despite concerns about [...]Power Bills for Kenyans to begin falling this December 2021
Power Bills for Kenyans will begin to fall beginning this month. This follows a directive to the power utility firm by President Uhuru Kenyatta during his speech at the 57th [...]KenGen's Unit 6 Geothermal Plant to be Added to the Grid in 2022
KenGen's construction of the 83 megawatts (MW) Olkaria 1 Unit 6 geothermal plant is nearly complete and is expected to be added to the grid in early 2022. Chief Executive [...]KenGen Penalties to Kenya Power Hit KSh4 Billion
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen's) penalties to Kenya Power over delayed payments for electricity supplied have hit KSh3.78 billion in the past five financial years. Kenya Power has in the last [...]Kenya's New KSh40 Billion Kipevu Oil Terminal Nears Completion
Construction of Kenya's new KSh40 billion Kipevu Oil Terminal(KOT) is 96% done, with the facility expected to ready for operations by end of next month. China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), [...]KPC Decommissions Kenya's Oldest Pipeline
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is decommissioning Kenya's oldest pipeline, which has not been in use since December last year, after 43 years of service. KPC is currently removing petroleum products [...]Electricity Demand in Kenya Hits New Record High
The demand for electricity in Kenya hit a new record high last week rising to a peak of 2,036MW, the highest ever recorded in history. Officials from the National energy generator, Kenya [...]KenGen Begins KSh0.7 Billion Geothermal Drilling in Djibouti
The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has begun the drilling of three geothermal wells in Djibouti that will cost KSh0.7 billion. Drilling of the first well is projected to take [...]
