Olivier Blum, Executive Vice President of Schneider Electric’s Energy Management Business talks about the outcomes of the annual global IEA conference that took place in Paris earlier this year, and the critical role energy efficiency will play in solving the energy and climate crises. Can you tell me about the International Energy Agency (IEA) conference? This year, Schneider…
More than 20 Chinese manufacturers of green energy technologies participated in a three-day industrial expo in Kenya, themed “Driving Growth in Kenya’s Manufacturing Sector through Technology.” Huayang New Energy, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of solar equipment, expressed interest in partnering with local distributors to make solar solutions more accessible to Kenyan households and businesses….
Watu Credit, a financial services company, and ARC Ride, a battery-as-a-service provider, have partnered to set up over 300 battery swap stations in Nairobi by the end of 2024. The partnership will also see the manufacture of 1,000 electric vehicles. This partnership is a response to the growing demand for electric vehicles in Kenya, particularly…
Kenya will host the Renewable Energy Forum Africa (REFA) conference in October 2023. The event is expected to bring together stakeholders in the field of renewable energy to discuss solutions to sustainable energy development in Africa. The three-day event will feature presentations and panel discussions on a variety of topics, including: Africa’s role in the…
Kenya has an installed electricity generation capacity of 3,321 MW. Peak demand is about 2,200MW. It has a low overnight off-peak demand of 1,100 MW that Kenya Power, the power utility company, wants to exploit initially to power Kenya’s transition to electric mobility. Renewables make up most of the generation capacity in Kenya and provide…
Electric Vehicle startup Roam based in Kenya has launched a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles. Roam (formerly Opibus) now plans to ramp up its production of the Move bus, and expand its charging infrastructure as it anticipates a growth in…
Hotter summers, drier forests, rising waters: climate change is not just a threat to our future, it’s hurting our world right now. While there are many ways human activity has brought about climate change, global electricity generation sources are among the leading culprits. Despite small upticks in the supply of wind and solar power, we have not yet reached…
Africa’s leading clean cooking company and carbon project developer, BURN has unveiled its next-generation, tech-enabled electric cooking (e-cooking) product suite. BURN’s e-cooking products, the ECOA Induction Cooker and the ECOA Electric Pressure Cooker, are Africa’s first locally designed and assembled modern e-cooking products. Both products include IOT (Internet-of-Things) sensors, which will enable the company to…
Kenyan startup Octavia Carbon is the Global South’s first direct air capture (DAC) company, designing, building, and soon deploying machines that directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere. Founded in March 2022, aimed at “reversing climate change”, Octavia Carbon is leveraging Kenya’s renewable energy, geology, and talent to deploy and scale DAC at a low cost. The…
Kenya generates more than 70% of its energy from renewable sources like geothermal, hydro and wind energy, with the solar energy sector becoming attractive for industrial and home use. The Kenyan government zero rates the importation of some inputs like solar panels and inverters to encourage sales. During the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi,…
