Kenya's First Nuclear Plant Project Updates

Posted on :Friday , 1st April 2022

The Nuclear Power and Energy Authority (NuPEA) has begun a thorough search for a suitable building location for Kenya's first nuclear power plant near the coast. According to NuPEA's Chief Executive Officer Collins Juma, the agency is presently undertaking a full site survey of the two regions to determine the optimal location for the 1000 megawatt nuclear power station, which is planned to beg. . .

KENYA: VR Holding to Convert Solid Waste into Electricity in Kakamega

Posted on :Wednesday , 16th March 2022

A solid waste-to-energy project is starting in Kakamega, 7 years after its official presentation. The Swedish energy company VR Holding AB has been appointed by the Kenyan government to carry out the work, which will cost 6 billion Kenyan shillings, or about US$53 million.

Kenya will soon have a new solid waste-to-energy plant. The facility will be located in Kakamega County.. . .

Kengen to Inject 83 Extra Megawatts to the National Grid

Posted on :Thursday , 20th January 2022

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) will pump an extra 83MW of geothermal power into the national grid by this month.

KenGen CEO Rebecca Miano said works on the Olkaria I unit 6 are at an advanced stage as part of plans to replace thermal power with green energy.

Speaking over the weekend after a visit to Olkaria, Naivasha, Miano said the plant wo. . .

KENYA: Gitson Energy Wins Case for Its 300 MW Wind Project in Bubisa

Posted on :Friday , 17th December 2021

Good news for Gitson Energy. The Kenyan diaspora-owned company is getting a favourable ruling after 5 years of legal proceedings over the construction of a 300 MW wind farm in Bubisa, a community in Marsabit County. Kenya’s High Court ordered the Ministry of Energy and the industry regulator, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), to include the 300 MW wind farm in its list. . .

KEPSA Signs Large-Scale Green Energy Projects Mou in Kenya

Posted on :Friday , 17th December 2021

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with green energy company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to help facilitate its members participation in new large scale green energy projects in Kenya.

FFI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian iron ore company Fortescue Metals Group Limited (Fortescue), is in the process of assess. . .