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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 […]

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STIMA, Mogo, & Bolt Form Partnership To Spread Electric Motorcycles In Kenya

November 21, 2022 admin africa, battery swapping, bolt, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:15:20 +0000

The motorcycle sector is now the biggest vehicle segment in Kenya. The number of motorcycles registered in 2021 was more than 1.5 times the number of motorcycles registered in 2018! This is impressive growth over the past 6 years. Motorcycle taxi riders, the largest user segment of motorcycles in the country, are constantly battling skyrocketing […]

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Basigo Secures $6.6 Million In New Funding To Start Commercial Delivery Of Electric Buses In Kenya

November 18, 2022 admin africa, basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:05:01 +0000

After a very successful 6-month pilot program, BasiGo, an e-mobility company bringing the future of clean, electric public transport to sub-Saharan Africa, is now moving swiftly to the commercial operations phase. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company offers electric buses along with charging and maintenance services for public service bus operators. BasiGo makes electric buses […]

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Africa Pursues Green Hydrogen For Fossil-Free Economic Growth

November 14, 2022 admin adnoc, africa, clean power, Egypt, Energy, Europe, European Union, fertiglobe, fortescue future industries, green ammonia, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Kenya, oci, policy & politics, renewable energy, scatec, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:30:54 +0000

Follow the money: the green hydrogen revolution is spreading into Africa, with Egypt and Kenya taking the lead.

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Kenya & The UK Agree To Fast-Track £3.6 Billion In British Investment To Support Kenya’s Leadership On Climate Change

November 12, 2022 admin africa, climate change, green economy, investment, Kenya, uk

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:00:19 +0000

Kenya has done really well to increase the penetration of renewables in its electricity generation mix. Kenya has an installed electricity generation capacity of 3 077 MW. Renewables provided 89% of Kenya’s electricity generation in 2021 thanks to contributions from geothermal, wind, hydro, and some utility-scale solar. Kenya is one of the major players in […]

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The Africa Electric Mobility Week Exhibition Is On This Saturday In Karen, Nairobi!

October 28, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:00:45 +0000

This Saturday, the 29th of October, there will be a 1-day electric mobility exhibition at the Waterfront Mall in Karen, Nairobi! The event will feature over 20 e-mobility companies and attract over 1,000 attendees from the transport, energy, environment, education, and finance sectors, as well as the general public. As part of the event, a […]

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Roam Rolls Out The First-Ever Electric Mass-Transit Bus Operation In Kenya!

October 22, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:30:06 +0000

Roam has announced the milestone launch of the first-ever electric, public mass transit bus operation in Nairobi. The 1-year pilot project aims to address the unique challenges of public transport by providing a reliable, sustainable, efficient, and modern mass transit solution. The transport sector is one of the major contributors to Kenya’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]