Kenya Joins Consortium to Develop BESS

Kenya has joined the nine African countries to form a consortium leading the world to develop…

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…

Kenya Experiences Power Blackout, Transport Minister Calls for Investigation

A power blackout hit Kenya on Sunday evening, affecting most parts of the country. The power outage, which…

BasiGo Secures BII’s $5m Loan for EV Assembly

BasiGo has received a $5 million (KSh766.7 million) loan from British International Investment (BII) to support…

World Bank Funds KenGen’s Battery Storage Project

The World Bank has selected Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) to execute a battery storage pilot…

Kenya to Double Fuel and Electricity Levy

The Kenyan government has disclosed plans to increase fuel and electricity prices through changes in its…

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…