East Africa banks on green energy to drive growth
East African countries may soon emerge as global leaders in green energy, if efforts put by the various governments to exploit sources of renewable energy are attained.
Karuma hydropower plant in Uganda to start construction of transmission lines
Uganda’s 600MW Karuma hydropower plant is set to commence the construction of transmission power lines; this is after intec – GOPA-International Energy, a German energy consulting company agreed on a US$ 6.3m consultancy services contract.
KenGen Shines at the East African Power Industry Awards in Kenya
The Kenya Electricity Generating Company, KenGen scored a double win at the inaugural East African Power Industry Awards in Nairobi on Thursday evening when the utility won the Outstanding Clean Power Award and also took top place in the Excellence in Power Generation category.
Rwanda Govt leases 22 micro-hydro power plants to private developers
The government has leased 22 micro-power projects to private investors, a move aimed boosting the country’s power generation capacity.
