by Kawi Hub | Feb 7, 2022 | Projects
Geothermal is Kenya’s workhorse energy source contributing to nearly half of the electricity the country consumes. The journey has, however, been a long one. Kenya constructed its first geothermal station in 1981, the Olkaria I. The East African nation has since built...
by Kawi Hub | Feb 7, 2022 | Projects
Kenya’s 100MW Kipeto wind power plant will have a back-up battery storage unit installed in 2022 to stabilise electricity supply into the national grid. Kipeto Energy, the consortium behind the wind park, has completed technical prefeasibility studies for the on-site...
by Kawi Hub | Feb 2, 2022 | Projects
A solar power project under former US President Barack Obama’s energy initiative has fallen four years behind schedule in Kenya, with the developers pushing the completion date to 2024. The 40MW solar station, estimated to cost $70 million, was expected to go live by...
by Kawi Hub | Feb 2, 2022 | Projects
After taking over as the national grid operator from Kenya Power in early 2022, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has said construction of a new national control centre will kick off in the next financial year starting July. The task of the grid...
