Pictured: Lamu residents hold placards in protest against the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) decision to hold a public hearing on the Lamu Coal Power Plant in an area that is inaccessible, December 6, 2016 |REUTERS, Abdallah Bargash Lamu – March 30, 2017 Save Lamu has
Wind and solar have historically been dismissed as too expensive and temporally variable, but one of our key findings is that there are plentiful wind and solar resources in Africa that are both low-impact and cost-effective,” said Ranjit Deshmukh, one of the lead researchers of
Source: Business Daily Rights groups based in Lamu have opposed the move by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to approve the Sh200 billion coal-fired power plant set to be established at Kwasasi in Hindi Division, Lamu West. In
Source: Ebru TV A move to approve the 200 billion coal- fired power plant in Lamu by the National Environment and Management Authority (NEMA) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), has being accused by Lamu environmental activists group, Save Lamu. The Chairman of Save Lamu
After a decade of unprecedented expansion, the amount of coal power capacity under development worldwide saw a dramatic drop in 2016, mainly due to shifting policies and economic conditions in China and India, according to a survey by CoalSwarm’s Global Coal Plant Tracker. The slowdown
An infographic summarizing the timeline since the Government of Kenya launched plans for the Lamu coal power plant including. Download the PDF version of the Lamu Coal Timeline here.
This video summarizes the threats and concerns of the local community in Lamu and environmental advocates over the significant negative social and environmental impacts of the Lamu Coal plant.
An infographic summarizing the threats posed by the Lamu coal power plant including: social and environmental issues. Download the PDF version here.
Source: Reuters By Daniel Wesangula NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Environmentalists seeking to halt a 1,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant on Kenya’s unspoilt northern coast are pinning their hopes on a court hearing later this month, following its approval by the energy industry regulator.
Kenya’s Human Footprint is a thematic, and multi-disciplinary history of Kenya’s environment, from 1993 to 2009 which shows the extent in which human economic activities have taken toll on the environment. The human footprint map measures the cumulative impact of direct pressures on nature from