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 semi-pristine biodiversity and rich cultural
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 set to start at the
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 Lamu was set to start
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 set to start September 30
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 for the establishment of the
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 close of a scientific conference
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 a power station being built,
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 jointly between Centum and Gulf
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 Old Town to follow-up on
Source: Reuters A consortium led by two Kenyan firms won a government tender to build a 1,000-MW, coal-fired power plant, company officials said on Tuesday, part of moves to satisfy rising demand for energy in East Africa’s biggest economy. Kenya suffers from regular blackouts due to supply shortfalls and an