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To reduce your electricity bills, get solar lights

With the erratic power supply and high electricity bills in many parts of the country, solar lighting is a viable option for Kenyans, given that solar energy is available in plenty. Indeed, Mr Joseph Kingi of Savvy Company Ltd, which deals mainly in solar and renewable energy, says using solar energy for lighting is prudent despite some people’s misgivings about it. “Solar energy does not have a good.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

The impact of solar lighting in rural Kenya

While climate change has led many high-income countries to increase their efforts to improve energy efficiency and to invest in renewable energies, households in low-income countries still face another energy challenge: more than 1 billion people lack access to electricity. Could solar lights offer a solution? There is an ongoing debate among policy makers, international donors and researchers about how to provide energy access to.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

Solar roof tiles power Kenya�s rural classrooms

Gaitheri Secondary School in central Kenya’s Murang'a County has had one of its iron-sheet roofs covered in solar generating tiles known as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Designed to be laid on roofs during construction, the tiles offer an alternative to adding solar panels on top to produce power. They were made by Kenyan firm Strauss Energy and paid for with a grant from the United States African.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

CNG renewables launches �clean� energy project in Kenya

Commercial gas specialist CNG has turned its ‘Power UP’ concept into an even greater force for good with an ambitious crowdfunded renewables project; set to transform the lives of more than 600 children in Kenya. Shower Up will see two fully-equipped, solar powered shower blocks (made from recycled shipping containers) provided for Turasha School in Kenya. Turasha Boarding School houses over 600 pupils and due.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

Affordable solar power systems changing Kenya

It is early evening in Ndabibi village in Naivasha and there are threatening clouds overhead. Kenneth Njoroge quickly parks his motorcycle by the mud structure that serves as his kitchen and rushes into the main house before the rain starts pounding. Until recently, Njoroge’s home northwest of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was poorly lit at night. Most people in Ndabibi are not connected to the electrical grid and rely on.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

Solar power firm to finance and build small plants for companies

Solar specialist Solarcentury announced on Wednesday that it would finance and build solar power systems for companies keen to install them but do not have the capital. This follows a partnership between the company and energy financier CrossBoundary Energy. The firm said Wednesday in a statement the partnership would enable more companies in Kenya and the region to put up their own solar-powered electricity plants as it.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

Kenya developers fit homes and buildings with solar technology

Greenpark was founded in 2006 and the 150-acre housing estate has 400 units all fitted with solar panels for water heating. Each solar unit costs about 800 U.S. dollars to install. Residents say the panels have helped cut electricity costs by nearly half. "Basically it is a very energy saving product that we have because we are able to have hot water throughout the day depending on the usage and also in the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 13th September 2017

US Agency to support development of hydroelectric plants in Kenya

In a statement, USTDA says that the grant funds a feasibility study that will evaluate the viability of the sites for power generation and examines the best approach for connecting the sites to the national grid. The five plants are expected to collectively add approximately 17 megawatts of renewable energy to Kenya’s generation mix. The study which was will allow the developers to identify U.S. equipment.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th September 2017

Africa Energy: Private Sector-led Investments in Power Transmission

Sub-Saharan Africa needs to get the private sector invested in power generation — and more investment in the transmission sector is “urgent,” says the World Bank in a 2017 report. With 600 million Africans without access to power, the continent faces severe limits to growth in every sector, from health and education to industrialization efforts and infrastructure growth. “If we do not address the underlying.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th September 2017

USTDA providing support for Kenyan small hydropower studies

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has announced its support for Saigrene Energy Kenya Ltd., which will help the developer explore the potential for run-of-river hydroelectric projects at five sites in Kenya. USTDA's support comes in the form of a grant of unspecified value, which will allow for consultancy group Knight Piesold to perform feasibility studies for the five plants. The objective is twofold. While the.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th September 2017

Kenya: Obama's Power Africa Initiative Short of Goal Despite Gains

New York — A new report on Barack Obama's main legacy project for Africa shows it is falling short of his original goal of bringing electricity to 20 million households in Kenya, Tanzania and four other countries by 2018. Mr Obama's Power Africa initiative, announced in 2013, has so far helped connect only about half the projected number of households, according to the programme's 2017 annual report published on.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th September 2017

Loans for solar systems make power affordable in rural Kenya

It is early evening in Ndabibi village in Naivasha, and there are threatening clouds overhead. Kenneth Njoroge quickly parks his motorcycle by the mud structure that serves as his kitchen and rushes into the main house before the rain starts pounding. Until recently, Njoroge’s home northwest of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was poorly lit at night. Most people in Ndabibi are not connected to mains electricity, and rely on.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th September 2017

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