Diesel and Petrol Prices Up on High Import Costs
Motorists will have to bear with increased pump prices as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has blamed high import costs for the hike in fuel prices. The Energy [...]
Google Drops Plan to Invest in Lake Turkana Wind Power
Vestas Wind Systems is to sell 12.5% stake in Lake Turkana Wind farm after Google pulled out of purchase negotiations due to project delays. A communique from Vestas shows cancellation [...]Kenya’s Crude Oil Production to Hit 46,000 bpd in 2023
Kenya’s crude oil production should ramp up, pending final investment decisions by Tullow Oil. According to Tullow, oil from the Lokichar Basin is expected to cost US$25/bbl. to extract and [...]
Construction of Lamu 90MW Wind Farm to Commence
Kenya Power has signed a 20 year power purchase agreement with Bahari Wind for a 90 MW wind energy farm. Bahari Wind in Lamu county is a joint venture between [...]Kenya Power's KSh4.1 Billion Tender Cancelled
The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) has cancelled the KSh4.1 billion Last Mile tender that Kenya Power had awarded the French Development Agency . The electricity distributor had mandated [...]
Tullow Oil Set to Lay Off 650 Staff
Tullow Oil plans to lay off close to 650 of its staff, on claims that their roles have turned redundant, even as the firm struggles to increase its savings. According [...]Kenya to Increase Electricity Imports from Ethiopia
Kenya has signed a power trade agreement with Ethiopia, which will see Kenya increase its electricity imports from Ethiopia. The agreement, therefore, will enable Kenya to either import or export [...]EPRA Reviews Solar Water-Heating Law
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is reviewing the solar water-heating law, in a bid to exclude residential homeowners, and only limit it to commercial building owners. Previously, the [...]Kenya Power Awards KSh740 Million Tender to Chinese Firm
Kenya Power has awarded the KSh740 million prepay meter tender to a Chinese firm, Shenzhen Star Instruments Company. Therefore, the firm will supply single-phase prepayment meters to the firm. The [...]Qatar Signs $470 Million Deal to Build its First Solar Plant
Qatar, in conjunction with French and Japanese partners, has signed a $470 million (KSh47 billion) deal to build its first solar energy plant. According to Qatar's minister for Energy, Saad [...]South Sudan Announces Tender for Oilfields Audit
South Sudan has announced tenders for the environmental audit of its oilfields, in accordance with the Petroleum Act of 2012 that oversees the oil sector in the country. This comes [...]Africa Oil to Earn from Kenya's First Oil Shipment
Africa Oil, an international oil and gas exploration and development company, is set to earn revenues from Kenya's first oil export to China. The first shipment of 240,000 barrels of [...]
