The Kenyan government has disclosed plans to increase fuel and electricity prices through changes in its…
Category: East Africa
Kenya Could Lose 7.25% of GDP to Climate Change –World Bank
Kenya could lose up to 7.25 per cent of its economic output by 2050 if it…
BasiGo Secures $1.5m Grant for Electric Bus Expansion in Rwanda
Kenyan start-up BasiGo secures a $1.5 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development…
Startups Assemble Carbon Capture Machines in Kenya
Two startups, Octavia Carbon and Cella Mineral Storage, are assembling a set of machines to suck…
Kenya Rejects Uganda’s Request to Use Fuel Pipeline
Kenya has rejected an application by Uganda to use Kenya’s pipeline to transport its fuel. Kenya…
New Report Raises Environmental Concerns in Africa
A new report in Nature Geoscience has highlighted the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why…
Tanzania, Mozambique to Partner for Natural Gas Reservoir
Tanzania’s Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (Pura) and Mozambique’s National Institute of Petroleum (INP) are planning to sign…
Summit Energy Donates Solar System to Orphanage in Tanzania
Summit Energy, a solar installer, celebrated its company anniversary by announcing the donation of a kitchen,…
Globeleq’s Solar Plant Begins Operations in Mozambique
Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa and its project partners, Source Energia and Electricidade de Moçambique…
EU to Invest €60m in Uganda’s Hydropower Plant
The European Union plans to invest 60 million euros ($63 million) in upgrading one of Uganda’s…