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Kenya Gearing Up to Build 35-MW Geothermal Power Plant at Menengai Steam Field

February 10, 2023 admin Business, full coverage, gdc, geothermal, kengen, Kenya, menengai, news, olkaria, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:59:52 +0000

Kenya is readying to kick off construction of the 35-MW Menengai geothermal power project in Nakuru County as part of the first phase of the wider Menengai complex, the country’s second large-scale geothermal field developed after Olkaria. The project is being developed by Globeleq, an Africa-focused independent power producer and project developer that is 70% […]

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Kenya Power Plans Special E-Mobility Tariffs In Latest Move To Promote Electric Mobility

February 3, 2023 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:35:00 +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. Its transmission and distribution network covers 248,834 km, and this has enabled it to ensure that at least 75% of the country’s population have access to […]

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Kenya’s Producing Its First Electric Buses — 1,000 Buses Over 3 Years

January 28, 2023 admin africa, basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:30:29 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is happening faster than previously thought. Electric buses provide a key pathway to increasing access to more sustainable transport for the majority, especially in developing countries. Electric buses coupled with the right business models can usher a new era in Africa’s mass transit sector and also catalyze the manufacturing sector, […]

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Trademark Hotel Launches Electric Car Hotel Transfer Service in Nairobi

January 15, 2023 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:05:02 +0000

The Trademark Hotel has become the first hotel in Kenya to adopt electric vehicles for its passenger shuttle service. Trademark is a 4-star hotel situated in Nairobi’s Gigiri area. Gigiri is also where the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is based. The UNEP is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations […]

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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 […]