A clean future for Africa’s energy

Africa’s rapid economic expansion creates a daunting energy challenge, combined with rising expectations of improved resilience and sustainability. Finding a sustainable way to meet growing energy needs is one of … Read More

KENYA: KenGen Completes Construction of Olkaria I Unit 6 Geothermal Power Plant

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has completed the construction of the 83MW Olkaria I, Additional Unit (AU) 6 Geothermal Power Plant, setting in motion activities to add it to the … Read More

Ethiopia KenGen Completes EEP’s Deepest Geothermal Well

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced the completion of a 3,000-meter geothermal well in Ethiopia, which exceeded the target of 2,750 meters. This is the second of eight wells … Read More

Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth

An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review … Read More

Energy Storage to Enable the Continued Growth of Renewables in Kenya

By Michael Ball, Project Development Manager for Africa and Europe, Wärtsilä According to the government’s power development plans, the next decade will see many new solar PV and wind power … Read More

DJIBOUTI: KenGen Clinches Multi-well Geothermal drilling Programme Contract

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) PLC has won yet another international contract to drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti. The company today signed a Ksh 709,822, 630 (USD 6,452,933) contract … Read More

$100M XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Funded by Elon Musk to Fight Climate Change

XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and launching incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, today announced the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal sponsored by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation. … Read More