Tanzania Encouraged On the Use of Renewable Energy

TANZANIA has a great opportunity to become more independent from expensive and intermittent energy imports if it encourages the use of renewable energy sources, a new study presented in Johannesburg revealed.
The comprehensive study conducted by the World Future Council and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, with the
Private Investors Raise Kenya's Energy Generation Capacity to Support Growth With Equity

Kenya's electricity generating capacity is set to receive an 80 megawatt boost when a new private power project sponsored by local investors is completed in the next 12 months.
Gulf Power Limited, an independent power producer established by a consortium of Kenyan investors, will
Kenya Power gets Sh5.1bn loan to set up more sub-stations

Kenya Power has acquired a Sh5.1 billion loan from a South African bank to finance the set up of new electricity lines and construction of more substations in the country.
In an interview with the Nation Friday, the company’s managing director Joseph Njoroge said the money,
KenGen’s Sh3trl budget puzzle in Vision 2030 bid

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company will have to spend at least Sh170 billion annually over the next 17 years to meet the country’s projected power demand and to help in the attainment of Vision 2030.
According to KenGen’s outgoing managing director, Mr Eddy Njoroge, local demand for power is projected to hit