Kenya to Relocate Nuclear Power Project to Siaya After Kilifi Pushback
Kenya's plans for its first nuclear power plant have found new footing in Siaya County after fierce community opposition derailed earlier efforts in Kilifi. In October last year, residents in [...]
Kenya Executes Power Transit Trial from Ethiopia to Tanzania, Testing Regional Grid's Strength
Kenya has completed a successful trial to transmit 50 megawatts of electricity from Ethiopia to Tanzania through its national grid, a key step in the region’s push for integrated power [...]Energy Stocks Light Up NSE as All Indices Hit Multi-Year Highs
Kenya's energy sector took center stage in the stock markets on Thursday with Kenya Power ($KPLC) and KenGen ($KEGN) share prices climbing to multi-year highs, helping lift broader sentiment across [...]
EPRA Mandates LPG Stations To Equip EV Chargers Under New Autogas Rules
Newly licensed autogas stations in Kenya will be required to provide electric vehicle charging facilities under a new regulatory framework published by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). Under [...]AfDB Commits US$184.1mn to Africa's Largest Solar Plant
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$184.1 million financing package for the Obelisk 1-gigawatt solar photovoltaic project and 200MWh battery energy storage system in Egypt. “This project [...]
Kenyan Startup Solar Panda Acquires Zambian Solar Firm In Expansion Move
Solar Panda, a Kenyan provider of solar energy solutions for off-grid communities, has acquired Vitalite Zambia Limited, marking its entry into Southern Africa and its third active market on the [...]Ethiopia Triples EV Adoption in Two Years Amid Intense Policy Shifts, Incentives
Ethiopia is experiencing a sharp acceleration in electric vehicle adoption, within the number tripling from 4,600 in early 2023 to 14,000 EVs in early 2025 in Addis Ababa, according to [...]Finance Bill 2025: Lobbies Push Against VAT on Solar Equipment
The Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA) and GOGLA are urging lawmakers to maintain VAT exemptions on solar equipment in the 2025 Finance Bill. “This is not merely a theoretical concern,” [...]Weak Governance to Blame for High Electricity Prices in Kenya, World Bank Says
Electricity tariffs in Kenya are among the highest on the continent partly because of poor governance in power purchasing agreements with independent power producers, the World Bank says in its [...]Africa’s Leapfrogging From Oil Gas Is Not the Quick Energy Fix the World Thinks It Will Be
All of sub-Saharan Africa could triple its electricity use overnight using only natural gas and still account for only a 1% increase in global emissions, so low is its starting [...]
Tribunal Overturns Multimillion Tax Assessment on Fuel Broker
The Tax Appeals Tribunal has overturned a multimillion-shilling tax assessment against petroleum broker John Wainaina Kamau, ruling that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) had erred in classifying oil marketer sales [...]Kenya’s Power Imports, Exports Hit Record Highs in Q1 2025
Kenya exported 10.76 GWh of electricity in March 2025, setting a new monthly record primarily driven by Tanzania’s return to importing Kenyan power, ending a six-year absence that had left [...]
