Greenpeace report: “Assessing the air quality, toxic and health impacts of the Lamu coal-fired power plant” The proposed Lamu coal-fired power plant would be a major point source of air pollution in Kenya with potentially significant impacts on the surrounding communities and ecosystems. This case
I, OKIYA OMTATAH OKOITI, care of Room 4, Floor B1, Block A, Western Wing, NSSF Building, Bishops Road, P. O. Box 60286-00200, NAIROBI, the Applicant/Petitioner herein, 2 acting in person, DO CERTIFY that this application is extremely urgent and should be heard forthwith on priority
In 2013, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MOEP) contracted Lahmeyer International (LI) to provide consultancy services for the development of the Power Generation and Transmission Mas-ter Plan (PGTMP) for the Republic of Kenya. This report provides the respective Long Term Plan (LTP) for the
Samia Omar was born and raised in Lamu County, Kenya, a nature lover’s paradise at the uppermost corner of the country’s coastline, which borders Somalia. She attended college in the U.S. and Canada and traveled to northwest Kenya for work. But, she says, “I always
In 2013, the Government of Kenya initiated plans for developing the Lamu Coal Power Plant. The proposed plant was scheduled to generate 1,050 megawatts of coal-fired thermal power on 865 acres of land at Kwasasi, Lamu County. In January 2014, the Government of Kenya invited
we examine the main challenges of investing in the power industry in Kenya before reviewing the opportunities that are also available to investors. Challenges Power Infrastructure Kenya’s demand for electricity should rise at an annual average of 7.9% over the next decade. Despite Kenya’s positive
Kenyans for Justice and Development (KEJUDE) Trust, a legal trust incorporated in Kenya and founded on republican principles, was set up with the purpose of promoting democratic governance, economic development, and prosperity. We are reliably informed that Amu Power Company intends to build, on a
The Global Coal Plant Tracker, published by Coal Swarm provides information on all existing coal plants of 30 MW or larger, as well as every plant proposed since January 1, 2010. The tracker uses a two-level system for organizing information. Summary information including location, status, sponsor,
Save Lamu, Lamu On 6th December 2016, Save Lamu and its partners held protests in objection to the Energy Regulatory Commission holding a public hearing on the Lamu Coal Power Plant at a venue that is not only inaccessible and unsafe for members of Save Lamu…Read more
Photos of the protest and press conference held by Save Lamu on December 6th, 2016 after the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) had chosen an inaccessible and unsafe venue for its public hearing in objection to the Lamu Coal Power Plant.