GDC to harness 100Mw from Baringo-Silali area to Boost Kenya’s Green Energy Use

GDC to harness 100Mw from Baringo-Silali area to Boost Kenya’s Green Energy Use The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is undertaking feasibility studies in the Baringo-Silale area with the potential to significantly increase Kenya’s green energy utilization. The project aims to generate an additional 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2026, aligning with the government’s initiative…

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Chinese Green Energy Firms to Tap into the Growing Kenyan Market

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….

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Watu Credit and ARC Ride Partner to Accelerate Kenya’s Transition to Electric Vehicles by setting up 300 battery swap stations

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…

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Exploring Food Sustainability Challenges and Solutions: Insights from Kenya

By: Carol Koech, Country President East Africa, Schneider Electric Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a conference focused on food sustainability, which further deepened my interest in sustainability practices across different industries. Food, being a fundamental need according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, is under threat due to climate change. The adverse effects…

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Green Energy transition team launched in Kenya by UN climate head and President

The UN climate change chief and Kenya’s President have launched a working group to chart discussions on sustainable energy transition and climate finance in Africa ahead of the 28th Conference of state parties (COP28) later in the year. Ruto met Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, the COP28 president-designate and announced that the working group would “focus…

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CWP Global Partners with Copenhagen Infrastructure to invest Hydrogen in Africa

The rising green hydrogen sector is attracting investors. This is the case of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), which has just reached an agreement with energy company CWP Global for investments in Africa, America and Australia. Through its Energy Transition Fund I, CIP is taking a 26.67% stake in CWP Global’s green hydrogen development platform. This…

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COP28 President-Designate convenes CEO decarbonisation roundtable at UAE Climate Tech Forum

ABU DHABI – COP28 President-Designate Dr. c convened a CEO roundtable on the sidelines of the UAE Climate Tech forum, bringing together oil and gas, heavy emitting industries, technology providers, bankers and financial institutions to discuss, debate and find tangible solutions to address the urgent need for decarbonisation and emissions reduction. The roundtable follows the…

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