As the world faces a climate emergency of unprecedented proportions, and with global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) falling nowhere near fast enough to avoid massive harm from global warming, there has been a rallying call for countries to do everything in their power to take urgent action to decarbonise their economies. One of the ways […]

Kenya Power workers fix a transformer at Ndimaini Village in Karatina, Nyeri. December 28, 2020. Kenya Power has in the recent past found itself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, again. The State-owned power distributor’s board of directors has had run-ins with the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) and the National Assembly’s Energy […]

Corporate & Regulatory Services Director at KenGen, Mary Maalu. [Courtesy] Earlier this year, the Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum placed Kenya at position 95 among 156 countries. Compared to the country’s ranking in 2006, this position was a drop of 22 points, having been ranked 73 in the first index. […]

•However, effective electricity generation capacity dropped by 1.1 per cent to 2,705.3 MW. •Sales to large and medium commercial category declined by 3.6 per cent to 4,281.0 GWh in the review period. Technicians working on a power line/FILE The country’s installed electricity capacity increased slightly in 2020, the Economic Survey show, with a shift on […]

Rabai Power is expected to supply electricity to the Kenya Power for 20 years ending in 2030 then give its thermal plant back to the country’s electricity distributor/FILE/Rabai Power NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 15 – The government has paid Sh90 billion to electricity generator Rabai Power since signing a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Kenya Power, […]

Olkaria II geothermal power plant (source: UNU) Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has been cleared to sell an equivalent of 4.6 million tonnes of carbon emissions earned over the last 18 months. This follows the finalization of the verification of the issuance of a cumulative 4,617,309 tonnes of Carbon Emissions (CO2e) to six KenGen […]

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has resumed operations of its Olkaria geothermal Spa which had been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 13 -Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has resumed operations of its Olkaria geothermal Spa which had been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A statement by KenGen says […]

Kenya Power Building in Nairobi CBD. Members of the National Assembly have began the process of compelling Kenya Power to lower electricity costs for Kenyans. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, September 7, Parliamentary Energy Committee Chair, David Gikaria, argued that the spike in power costs was caused by expensive deals power manufacturers had signed […]