VIDEO: Geothermal power in Kenya

African Rift Geothermal (ARGeo) member countries have resolved to devise a policy each to guide the establishment and development of the source of renewable energy. They have also resolved to put up a geothermal training centre at Nakuru, Kenya, which will get financial support from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of USD 144.9 million1, to Kenya - Tanzania Power Interconnection Project.
The project will allow the two countries to exchange power. In addition, the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project plays an important role in promoting regional integration through power trade.
The project is expected to improve the supply, reliability and affordability of electricity in the...

The government, through its geothermal development company, plans to generate 200MW from the newly discovered underground source of energy by 2020.

The government of Japan has offered a 11.8 billion Japanese Yen (Sh210 billion) loan for the Kenya-Tanzania power interconnection project.

A friend who just returned to Nairobi from an extended Easter break came back with a different outlook that tells us a lot about how countries like Kenya and others in the region like Tanzania are changing or will change.

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>Political analysts and human rights activists have commended President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to surrender the presidency to his deputy, Mr Wiliam Ruto, saying his act demonstrated high level of good governance and trust on fellow leaders.

MPs in Kenya react furiously after the electricity supply to parliament was cut for three days apparently because of an unpaid $97,000 bill.

Kenya is positioning itself as the regional power distribution hub through which electric power from as far as Egypt could eventually be transmitted to Southern Africa.