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
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.
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
Source: Business Daily Africa Kenya has rejected a Swedish firm’s bid to construct Africa’s largest wind power plant in the coastal waters of Malindi, citing inadequate capacity for the project. Sweden-based VR Holding AB last year submitted an expression of interest to build a 600-megawatt
In August last year, South African President Jacob Zuma opened the first generating unit of the Medupi Power Project, which is expected to be the fourth biggest coal-fired power plant in the Southern Hemisphere when fully operational. Designed to address South Africa’s chronic power shortages, the
When the Kenyan government announced five years ago that coal deposits had been found in the Mui Basin, a land of rolling hills and pristine forests east of Nairobi, local farmers hoped the discovery would help transform their livelihoods. But as villagers prepare to leave
Lack of demand from large electricity customers has forced the Government to ease up on an ambitious power upgrade plan. The plan aimed to increase the country’s installed electricity generating capacity by 5,000MW. In 2013, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum unveiled an ambitious initiative
Source: Reuters When Walid Amed Ali stands beside the only window in his tiny office, he looks out on an almost perfect world on the Kenyan island of Lamu where his family has lived for generations. His view is of a tranquil sea, boats bobbing
Source: Climate Change News By Lou Del Bello in Nairobi Kenya risks busting its climate target with a Chinese-backed coal power plant in the middle of a sensitive coastal ecosystem. Local communities are set to lodge an appeal against the environmental permit on Monday, fearing its
Source: The East African Three years after the signing of a concession agreement to award a Chinese firm exclusive rights to mine coal in Kitui County’s Mui basin, the investor curiously went quiet, leaving residents and their leaders baffled. On numerous occasions since the signing