by Kawi Hub | Jun 26, 2022 | Markets
Frequent power outages have forced businesses in sub-Saharan Africa to install backup diesel generators with a total capacity of 45,000MW as of 2021—which is thrice the installed electricity capacity of the entire countries in Eastern Africa. Installing, operating and...
by Kawi Hub | Jun 23, 2022 | Innovation
Capital flows into battery energy storage projects are expected to more than double to nearly $20 billion in 2022, a new study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows. Grid-scale batteries have been primarily used for frequency control regulation, but as the...
by Kawi Hub | Jun 21, 2022 | Projects
Developing alternative energy projects whose consumer tariffs match or fall below existing traditional electricity sources in the national grid without State subsidies has long remained an uphill task for economies looking to shift to green energy. Known as grid...
by Kawi Hub | Jun 19, 2022 | Opinion & Analysis
Heading to the venue for sustainable energy conference in Kenya last week felt like being on a safari tour. The event took place smack in the middle of rugged steam fields – the Olkaria geothermal complex along the Rift Valley. Besides the heated discourse around...
by Kawi Hub | Jun 15, 2022 | Markets
Kenya developed the third largest geothermal energy capacity in the world between 2016 and 2021, a new study shows. The East African country grew its steam power by 0.2GW (equivalent to 200 MW) in the five-year period under review, only behind Turkey and Indonesia,...
