by Kawi Hub | Aug 30, 2022 | Opinion & Analysis
More countries are committing to going green in their energy use for a number of reasons ranging from climate change to energy independence. However, depending on a country’s location, weather patterns, policies and supply-demand dynamics, the path to a green status...
by Kawi Hub | Aug 2, 2022 | Opinion & Analysis
Kipevu 1 Kipevu 1 power plant with a net capacity of 60 megawatts (MW) is located in Mombasa port city and was commissioned in 1999. It’s owned and operated by government-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). The plant comprises six diesel engine...
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 | Mar 16, 2022 | Opinion & Analysis
Most African economies are warming up to the idea of electricity exchange through cross-border trade. Through power pools, neighbouring countries get to weave their separate electricity markets into a mesh of one large regional market in which selling and buying...
by Kawi Hub | Mar 16, 2022 | Opinion & Analysis
The transmission line linking Kenya to its northern neighbour Ethiopia for regional electricity trade comes with many firsts. For starters, the 1,045km line (433 km in Ethiopia and 612 km in Kenya) is the longest in East and Central Africa. Construction is complete on...
by Kawi Hub | Mar 15, 2022 | Opinion & Analysis
Kenya’s Lake Turkana wind plant, which curtails power generation during nighttime when the country’s demand is low, could direct the surplus to electrify pumps for recycling hydroelectric dam water. The 310MW wind farm in northern Kenya, which records highest wind...
