A wind-farm facility in South Africa.
The Making of Kenya's Landmark Wind Power Project
A 300 megawatt wind farm project will be the largest in Africa and will establish Kenya as a leader in wind generation on the continent. It is expected to create 2800 jobs over the next three years.-
Kenya: The Making of the Huge Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
The Star, 14 March 2012
It will feed 300Megawatts into the national grid via a 400km high-voltage transmission line that will be concurrently built by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Read more »
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Kenya: Nation's Wind Power Generation Due in 2013
Capital FM, 21 January 2012
The first 50 Megawatts (MW) of power from the proposed wind power project in Marsabit District could be on-stream by late 2013, heralding the onset of cheaper, cleaner energy in… Read more »
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Kenya: Turkana Project to Create 2,800 Jobs
The Star, 21 January 2012
A massive wind power project in Lake Turkana region will create 2800 jobs over the next 3 years mainly in construction. Read more »
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Kenya: Tapping Into Regional Power Key for Country
Capital FM, 26 March 2012
Interconnecting the region's power sources will be crucial in meeting Kenya's energy demand as it surges towards an estimated 15,000 Megawatts (MW) by the year 2030. Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Nations Look to Renewable Energy
This is Africa, 5 January 2012
Against the backdrop of rising prices for hydrocarbon-based energy sources, a growing number of African countries are looking to renewable energy to address the region's severe… Read more »
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Africa: Green Energy Key to Lighting Up Africa
Business Daily, 20 February 2012
Nineteenth-century European explorers called Africa the "Dark Continent," because to them it was vast and largely unknown. Read more »
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Kenya: Turkana Wind Project to Earn Carbon Credits
The Star, 26 May 2011
The Lake Turkana Wind Power project will earn $49 million (approx. Sh4.2 billion) from trading in carbon credits . Read more »
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7 November 2011
Kenya Signs Deal for Largest African Geothermal Project
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Kenya will play host to the single largest geothermal power project in Africa, a 280 megawatt geothermal project consisting of expansions by 140 ... see more »
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The current energy generating capacity of the country stands at 1,996MW and the government plans to use alternative energy sources to meet the demand. Read more »
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The continent has joined the rest of the world in investing in alternate sources of energy. Read more »
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The government plans to plug its energy gap by encouraging a major investment in large-scale wind-turbines despite criticism from experts who claim there are better renewable ... Read more »
