Kenya Power to Install EV charging Stations in Nairobi and Nakuru

Posted on :Friday , 12th August 2022

The state-owned company Kenya Power has announced the installation of charging stations throughout the country. The operation will start in the capital Nairobi and Nakuru County.

In Kenya, the electricity distribution company Kenya Power wants to support the development of sustainable mobility through the deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles on a national sca. . .

Unit 6 of the Olkaria I Geothermal Power Plant is Operational

Posted on :Monday , 25th July 2022

This is it. Unit 6 of the Olkaria I geothermal power plant is now operational. The announcement was made by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), which has successfully completed the production tests of this new geothermal power plant with a capacity of 83.3 MWe. The facility is located in the Hell’s Gate National Park in Olkaria, Nakuru County, at the eastern end of. . .

Uhuru Project Makes Kenya One of World's Leading Wind Power Producers

Posted on :Monday , 25th July 2022

Kenya is among the top 10 countries in the world producing electricity through wind power, thanks to the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

According Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2022, Kenya was ranked 9th biggest producer of wind energy globally and the top in Africa.

This is even as the sector's in. . .

South Sudan and Ethiopian Signs MoU for Electricity Supply

Posted on :Monday , 20th June 2022

• EEP signs 100MW sales agreement with South Sudan

• The first step of the power purchase plan is a feasibility study

• The study is to be completed within a year, and construction within two years

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), the country’s state-owned power . . .

KENYA: Menengai III Geothermal Power Plant to Be Commissioned In December 2022

Posted on :Monday , 20th June 2022

Renewable energy producer Sosian plans to commission the Menengai III geothermal power plant in December 2022. Located in the Rift Valley in western Kenya, the plant will have a capacity of 35 MWe.

The share of geothermal energy in Kenya’s electricity mix is expected to increase before the end of 2022. Sosian Energy, the developer of the Menengai III geothe. . .