Kenya’s Energy sector is largely to blame for greenhouse gas emissions The major shift is now being witnessed with most of the industries investing in clean energy The Bamburi Cement power project is expected to take off within this year The Kenyan energy sector is grappling with transiting to clean power as the country cannot […]
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Bamburi Cement signs solar power purchase agreement with MOMNAI Energy
Bamburi Cement PLC has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an Independent Power Producer, MOMNAI Energy Limited, to set up two Solar Plants adjacent to the company’s Mombasa Plant and Nairobi Grinding Plant. The project, which aims to save on power costs as well as contribute to Net Zero carbon emissions by switching to […]
Bamburi Cement to cut electricity costs with two solar plants
Bamburi Cement factory [Courtesy] Bamburi Cement has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with independent power producer Momnai Energy Ltd to set up two solar plants adjacent to the company’s Mombasa factory and Nairobi grinding plant. The project, which aims to save on power costs as well as contribute to reducing carbon emissions by switching […]
Construction optimistic despite upcoming polls
A worker at affordable housing units under construction at Pangani Redevelopment Site. FILE PHOTO | NMG The ongoing pandemic has been quite a gut punch for everyone, not only in the industry. After the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic almost two years ago, governments worldwide imposed unprecedented lockdown measures that […]
Bamburi Cement orders two solar power plants
Bamburi Cement PLC (Holcim group) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Momnai Energy Ltd to set up two solar plants adjacent to the company’s Mombasa cement plant and Nairobi grinding plant in Kenya. The project, which aims to save on power costs as well as contribute to net zero carbon emissions by switching […]
Bamburi Cement to cut 40pc Kenya Power supply in solar switch
Bamburi Cement #ticker:BAMB will switch to solar power joining other heavy-consuming industrialists seeking reliable and cheaper electricity supply. The cement maker has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an independent power producer, Momnai Energy Limited, to set up two solar plants at Bamburi’s factories in Mombasa and Nairobi. The solar power systems will have […]
Kenyan cement makers eye massive DR Congo market
Kenyan cement companies have stepped up expansion plans with an eye on the estimated 10 million metric tonnes annual demand of cement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) market. PHOTO | COURTESY The East Africa region’s installed cement capacity is currently estimated at 15.6 million tonnes, with 8.6 million tonnes of that figure produced […]
Global Oil Well Cement Market – Growth, Trends and Forecast (2021 – 2026)
This report provides a deep insight into the global Oil Well Cement market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from macro overview of the market to micro details of the industry performance, recent trends, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, Porter’s five forces analysis, value chain analysis, etc. This report is a must-read […]
20 December 2021
India: The Odisha government has approved Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel’s plans to build a 18.8Mt/yr cement plant in connection to a new steel plant to be established at Mahakalpara in the state’s Kendrapara district. The project will have a total investment of around US$13.5bn, according to the Hindu newspaper. Once operational both the cement and […]
Co-processing: The way to a zero-waste industrial Kenya
Medhat Ismail, the head of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) at Geocycle. The world generates around two billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, making waste management a major headache for both industrialised and developing countries. Co-processing is a globally recognised sustainable technology through which waste is used as a source of energy to […]