Source: Business Daily Africa Consumers will have to wait longer for the cheap coal-fired electricity to be connected to the national power grid as land disputes and delay in getting environmental approval extends production timeline by two years. The construction of the 981.5-megawatt plant in
A copy of the judgment made on September 18, 2015 from three consolidated Constitutional Petitions in respect to the prospecting for and extraction of coal deposits in the Mui Basin in Kitui County. The petition was filed by Kitui County residents against Ministry of Energy and
Source: Business Daily Africa The construction of Kenya’s first coal-fired power plant faces delays due to the failure to get approval from the environment watchdog and delays in compensating those to be displaced by the electricity project. Construction of the 981.5-megawatt plant in Lamu was
This Environmental Project Report (EPR) Study relates to the proposed 1050MW coal fired power plant in the Kwasasi area, Hindi division, Lamu County. The power plant will be situated approximately 21km north of Lamu town. Read more on the Proposed Coal-Plant-EPR Kwasasi, the area earmarked
By EUNICE KILONZO, AND KALUME KAZUNGU, NATION MEDIA In Summary In an exclusive interview, the 2001 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences warned downside of the project, set to roll out on September 30, will outweigh its benefits. He spoke during the
Source: Reuters LAKE TURKANA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya aims to decide by the end of 2015 whether a gas discovery in the north of the country could fuel a power plant and wants to start using its own coal in about six years’ time for
Centum Investment the company proposing to establish the imported coal power plant in Lamu County. Listed investment firm, Centum, is urging pension fund managers to consider investing in the $2 billion (Sh192 billion) Lamu coal plant. Construction on the 1050MW power plant, to be developed
Investor Chris Kirubi and Mr Mworia CEO, Centum Investment. By MARGARET WAHITO, Centum Investment Chairman Dr Chris Kirubi says he is confident the issue of land will not delay the kick off of the construction of the 980 Megawatts coal project in Lamu. He says
The mission was undertaken in response to the World Heritage Committee (Decision 38 COM 7B.49), made at its 38th session in Doha (June 2014) in which they requested the State Party of Kenya to invite a joint World Heritage/ICOMOS/ICCROM reactive monitoring mission to the Lamu
Source: Daily Nation Exploitation of coal deposits in parts of the Mui Basin in Kitui County will not start until an additional part to the deal is signed and effected. Blocks C and D liaison committee chairman Eric Mutua told residents that mining of coal