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Kenya Electricity Generating Company Plans To Install 3000 MW of Additional Renewable Generation Capacity

January 9, 2023 admin africa, clean power, geothermal energy, hydroelectric, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 23:15:56 +0000

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has an installed generation capacity of 1,904 MW, of which over 86% is drawn from green sources, namely: hydro (826 MW), geothermal (799 MW), and wind (25.5 MW). The rest (253 MW), is generated from fossil fuels at its thermal power plants. KenGen is the largest power generating company […]

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4,000 Tembo e-LV EV Conversion Kits For Kenyan Utility Vehicles

December 29, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev conversions, Kenya, toyota

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:30:04 +0000

One of the best ways to accelerate the transition to electric mobility is to convert the current fleet of ICE vehicles around the world to electric. Streamlining conversion kits to zone in on a particular model is one way of ensuring that significant volumes of ICE vehicles can be converted by targeting fleet operators and […]

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Electric Mobility, Cooking, Energy Storage, & Decarbonization To Anchor Kenya Power’s Growth Plan

December 22, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 21:30:05 +0000

Kenya Power Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in Kenya. Kenya Power sells electricity to over 8.9 million customers. During the year ended 30th June 2022, Kenya Power recorded a 6.6% growth in sales to 9,813 gigawatt-hours, mainly supported by an expanding customer base, improved […]

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Globeleq Signs Financing Agreement On $108M Menengai Geothermal Project In Kenya

December 20, 2022 admin africa, clean power, geothermal energy, globeleq, green economy, investment, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 21:00:09 +0000

Kenya is in the top ten in the world when it comes to installed geothermal electricity generation capacity. Kenya’s installed capacity for geothermal is about 1,000MW now. This dependable geothermal capacity is the main anchor of Kenya’s renewable energy success story. Along with wind, hydro, and some utility-scale solar, last year, these renewables were responsible […]

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Ampersand Aims To Have 600,000 Electric Motorcycles Across East Africa By 2030

December 12, 2022 admin africa, ampersand, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, rwanda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:30:52 +0000

Ampersand, one of the pioneers in the African electric motorcycle sector, is ramping up its operations. Ampersand was founded in 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda, and quickly started work on motorbike and battery prototypes which were put on road to get real data in the actual conditions that the motorcycles would be used by customers in […]

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Electric Vehicle Leasing Firm Equator Mobility Ramping Up In Kenya

December 5, 2022 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev leasing, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:00:38 +0000

Equator Mobility, previously known as META Electric, is ramping up its operations in Kenya, with the objective of catalyzing the transition to electric mobility. It launched its operations last year, seed-funded by Maris Ltd, an Africa-focused investment company, by introducing a B2B leasing program with the option of direct sales for commercial electric vehicles. Such […]

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People Attending Africa Electric Mobility Week Exhibition Were Pleasantly Surprised About The Progress In E-Mobility

December 4, 2022 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:00:01 +0000

The Association for Electric Mobility & Development in Africa, AEMDA, supported by Kenya’s leading electric vehicle charging network EVChaja, The Waterfront Mall, UNEP, KNCCI, WRI, Absa Bank, Standard Group and UTU, organized a very successful inaugural edition of the Africa Electric Mobility Week and Exhibition. On Exhibition day, 15 e-mobility companies displayed their vehicles, including […]

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Shipment Of 15 BYD K6 Electric Buses For BasiGo Arrives Into Port Of Mombasa, Kenya

December 3, 2022 admin africa, basigo, byd, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:53 +0000

15 BYD K6 electric buses arrived in Mombasa yesterday on the ship Morning Christina. This is the largest ever shipment of electric buses in the region and the shipment marks the launch of BasiGo’s commercial phase after a very successful 6-month pilot program. BasiGo now has 17 electric buses in total in Kenya. The 15 […]

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East Africa Breweries PLC To Increase The Use Of Solar PV At Its Breweries

November 28, 2022 admin africa, clean power, Kenya, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:05:20 +0000

East Africa Breweries PLC (EABL) has just published its 2022 Sustainability Report. Established in 1922, EABL’s network of breweries, distillers, and distribution network spans across six markets in Eastern Africa. Their operations are concentrated in the three main markets of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. EABL currently contributes about 1% of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) […]

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Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Buys Hyundai Kona EVs & JAC Electric Pickup Trucks!

November 28, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, electric pickups, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:05:59 +0000

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has an installed generation capacity of 1,904 MW, of which over 86% is drawn from green sources, namely: hydro (826 MW), geothermal (799 MW), and wind (25.5 MW). The rest (253 MW) is generated from fossil fuels at its thermal power plants. KenGen is the largest power generating company […]