Source: The East African In Summary The National Land Commission (NLC) has started taking over more than 869 acres of public land from squatters and private investors, paving the way for the finalisation of the Lamu power coal plant project. The construction of the 981.5MW
Source: Business Daily Africa The National Land Commission (NLC) has started the takeover of 869 acres of public land from squatters and private investors, clearing a major hurdle that has delayed building of Kenya’s first coal-fired power plant in Lamu. The construction of the 981.5-megawatt
Wind power is now the cheapest electricity to produce in both Germany and the UK, even without government subsidies. It’s the first time that threshold has been crossed by a G7 economy. But that’s less interesting than what just happened in the world’s largest economy, according to a Bloomberg analysis.
Source: All Africa press release By T Tsipa Issued by Earthlife Africa (Johannesburg), ground Work (Friends of the Earth South Africa) and the Highveld Environmental Justice Network Off the coast of Kenya is a group of fifty five islands, the Lamu Archipelago, known for its
Source:Business Daily 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 Lamu was
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
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
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