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The economic case for wind, solar energy in Africa

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

Activists say Agencies Forcing Coal Plant on Lamu People

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

Boom and Bust 2017: TRACKING THE GLOBAL COAL PLANT PIPELINE

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

Kenya’s Human Footprint on the Environment from 1993 to 2009

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

Kenya’s energy regulator approves coal-fired Amu Power plant

Source: Reuters Kenya’s energy industry regulator has overruled environmentalists’ objections to Amu Power Company’s planned 1,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in the country’s coastal region. Amu Power, backed by a consortium that includes Centum Investments and a group of Chinese companies, was initially expected