African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) announced its plans to support the 20 megawatts Ituka…
Category: East Africa
Kenya’s EPRA Hikes Electricity Price by 16.5%
Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced another electricity price hike of 16.5 per…
Kenya Startups Attracted $800m Venture Capital in 2023 –Report
Kenyan startups attracted $800 million (Sh127.2bn) in venture capital in 2023, surpassing Egypt, Nigeria and South…
Kenya Power Grew Electricity Sales in 2023
Kenya Power and Lighting Company registered a growth in electricity sales. However, the utility firm reported…
Madagascar Hybridises Oil Power Plants with Solar PV, Plans 2nd Phase
Madagascar hybridises three large-scale heavy-fuel oil power plants with solar photovoltaic (PV) and plans to commence…
Kenya Joins Consortium to Develop BESS
Kenya has joined the nine African countries to form a consortium leading the world to develop…
Ugandan Government to Stop Paying for Unused Electricity
The Ugandan government has announced it will discontinue payments for deemed power as the Achwa and…
Uganda Yet to Determine Power Tariff — KIS
Ugandan power supplier, Kalangala Infrastructure Services (KIS) has revealed that the government has not determined the…
Kenya Power Loses Transmission Power Line to Some Regions
Kenya Power announced yesterday that it had lost its transmission power line serving Western, Nyanza and…
Globeleq Closes $117m 35MW Geothermal Project in Kenya.
Globeleq and Geothermal Development Company (GDC) have announced that they have reached a financial close on the Menengai…