Kenya is set to add more electricity to its national grid as the federal government has approved the construction of the Olkaria VII Geothermal Power Project. The new project, expected …
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Kenyans Pay More as IPPs Sell Costlier Electricity Than KenGen
Electricity users in Kenya are facing the burden of inflated power prices due to expensive contracts signed between Kenya Power and Independent Power Producers (IPPs), even though the private producers …
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KenGen Boss Confirms Tribal Dominance in Company’s Workforce as Kenya Faces Ethnic Imbalance in Public Sector
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Abraham Serem, has admitted that two major ethnic groups dominate the workforce of the state-owned power …
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Swedish technology company launches electric buses in Kenya
Swedish-Kenyan technology company Roam has launched an electric bus targeting public transport as the race for e-mobility hots up. Dubbed Rome Rapid, the mass transit bus has a capacity …
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Kengen, Kenya’s energy company invites Bitcoin miners to its geothermal power
KenGen, Kenya’s energy company has issued a general invite for Bitcoin miners looking to take advantage of its renewable energy facility near the capital, Nairobi. The energy company reached out …