Gasoline crisis bites as Kenya’s energy minister assures country ‘there is enough fuel’ in dry pumps
Kenya’s Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has assured the country that the government is taking every necessary step to ensure the ongoing conflict in the Middle East does not negatively affect fuel supply or energy stability in the country. Mr Wandayi gave the assurance on Wednesday when he appeared before...
Tharaka Nithi civil society group Friends of Mother Nature promotes briquette use as alternative fuel in central Kenya
The group members identified poverty and lack of environmental awareness as key drivers of deforestation in the area saying while they have been conducting community education on conservation and entrepreneurship, access to affordable cooking fuel remains a challenge for many households.
‘Kenya’s sugar factories squander industrial waste that can produce 300mw of clean energy’
Eng Gumbo pointed out that the biggest impediment is the unfavourable power purchase agreements (PPAs) currently offered by Kenya Power, which do not reflect the cost of production or the investment required to modernise factories.
