Meru County, Gulf Energy sign Sh36bn wind energy project
Meru County and Gulf Energy have entered into a joint deal to develop a 100-megawatt wind power plant.
The deal was reached last week when Meru County Investment and Development Corporation (MCIDC) and Gulf Energy signed an agreement in Nairobi represented by Mr Joel Imitira and Mr Francis Njogu respectively.
Meru Governor Peter Munya was also present during the signing.
The wind farm will cost $350 million (about Sh36 billion) and is expected to take about one-and-a-half years to complete. It will be located in Tigania East.
Kenya: Ngong Power Plant to Be Commissioned
Kengen will soon commission its expanded Ngong wind power plant to scale up contribution from renewable sources. The wind farm, which was put up in three phases near Nairobi, has been generating 5.5MW to the national grid. Speaking in Naivasha yesterday, Kengen CEO Albert Mugo did not give the exact date of the launch.
He said wind generation constitutes one per cent of total generation. The Ngong phase II project, which started in 2009, was financed by Spain.
The 13.6MW wind power project cost 20 million Euros (Sh2.2 billion). Mugo said the government is committed to lowering electricity prices through renewable energy sources.
Tea agency to pump Sh4.8bn in power plants
The Kenya Tea Development Agency plans to construct four hydropower plants at a cost of Sh4.8 billion to meet electricity demand at some of its factories.
The plants will cumulatively generate 10.9 megawatts of electricity that will power some of its tea factories while the excess will be sold to the government.
Speaking during a groundbreaking event at North Mathioya, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chief executive officer Lerionka Tiampati said the company was keen on ensuring that its factories in tea-growing regions have access to alternative energy to help cut operation costs.
Major partnership enhances power provision in Kenya
GENERAL Electric has announced a partnership with Kipeto Energy Limited to build a new wind farm in Kenya’s Kajiado County.
The local power deal caps off a successful run of more than $2,5 billion in booked orders on the Africa continent across transport, aviation, healthcare and energy sectors.
The Kipeto project, announced during United States President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya, is expected to make a significant contribution to the installed energy capacity in Kenya, where up to 80 percent of the population currently lacks electricity access.
