Source: Reuters A consortium including Centum will start building a 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Kenya next month, the investment firm said on Wednesday as it reported a 75 percent jump in first-half pretax profit. Centum is the biggest investment company on the Nairobi bourse with interests in real
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has rejected the application for a power generation license for the Sh200 billion coal plant that was set to be set up at the Kwasasi area in Lamu. The regulatory body has halted the licencing process until objections to establishment of the plant from an
Source: Business Daily Africa The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has rejected the application for a power generation license for the Sh200 billion coal plant that was set to be set up at the Kwasasi area in Lamu. The regulatory body has halted the licencing process until objections to establishment of
Official letter from the Energy Regulation Commission replying to Save Lamu objections to the issuance of an electric generation license to Amu Power for the Lamu coal plant. Download letter here.
Source: The Standard Mr. Patrick Mbataru’s article in The Standard of October 12 arguing that the “Lamu coal power plant is viable” is unconvincing and one-sided. The article gives false information on what the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the plant states, which gives me the impression that
Letter from Save Lamu and their lawyers from Natural Justice to lodge an objection to the Energy Regulation Commission on the application by Amu Power for the 1,050 MW coal fired power plant in Lamu County for a energy production license filed on october 28, 2016. Download letter here.
A report by Mr. Hindpal Singh Jabbal, former Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Commission objecting to the Lamu Coal Power Plant. Mr. Jabbal has been a strong opponent of coal production in Kenya, including the one at Lamu, mainly because of technical, economic and site considerations. Download the Letter here
Source:!The Star Kenya, like many other developing countries, is faced with challenges around the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. Approximately 46 per cent of Kenyans live below the poverty line and income inequalities are on the rise. At the same time, unsustainable production systems and inefficient
The controversy surrounding the Lamu coal project has flared up after the environment watchdog was accused of favouring the developer at the expense of public health. East African Wild Life Society executive director Julius Kamau said Nema has made the assessment “a mere cosmetic or pseudo exercise in favour of
Source: Money & Markets Construction work for the billionaire Chris Kirubi backed Sh200 billion (US$2 billion) Lamu Coal Power Project is set to begin after the Kenyan government’s environmental watchdog brushed aside public protests and issued it with an environmental compliance license. National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) issued the licence