KENYA: Pertamina’s Steps to Explore Energy Cooperation in Africa

PT Pertamina (Persero) is increasingly expanding its work abroad, as an effort to go global and to strengthen energy sovereignty in the country. Pertamina and Subholdings have initiated a number of … Read More

Toshiba ESS, KenGen Conclude MoU on O&M Services for Geothermal Power Plants

Kenya Electricity Generating Company  (KenGen) and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU anticipates a partnership of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) … Read More

KENYA: President Kenyatta Commissions KenGen’s Olkaria V and Olkaria I Additional Unit 6 Geothermal Power Stations

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has commissioned KenGen’s Olkaria V and Olkaria I Additional Unit 6 (Olkaria I AU6) geothermal power stations in Naivasha, Nakuru County. Olkaria V is a … Read More

ETHIOPIA: KenGen Completes Drilling the Seventh Geothermal Well at the Aluto-Langano Geothermal field

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has completed drilling of the seventh geothermal well in Ethiopia further bolstering the company’s renewable energy footprint in the Horn of Africa. This latest … 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

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