KenGen says high water levels in its hydropower dams will ease pressure on cost

KenGen says high water levels in its hydropower dams will ease pressure on cost

According to KenGen’s April dispatch reports, the company’s main hydros produced 11.7 million kilowatt-hours on April 28, above a projection of 10.95 million kilowatt-hours, with the Eastern Block generating the bulk of it at about 9.13 million kilowatt-hours against a projection of 8.05 million kilowatt-hours.

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Kenya’s High Grand Falls Hydropower 700-megawatt project gets nod, construction set to start

Kenya’s High Grand Falls Hydropower 700-megawatt project gets nod, construction set to start

KenGen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Peter Njenga described the High Grand Falls project as a strategic national investment and expressed appreciation to the government for entrusting the company with its implementation.

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Court case exposes how Nairobi city government turned Africa’s once cleanest city into Holy Grail with Chinese ‘tenderpreneurs’ atop garbage heap

Court case exposes how Nairobi city government turned Africa’s once cleanest city into Holy Grail with Chinese ‘tenderpreneurs’ atop garbage heap

Nairobi City government is fending off accusations that it varied a tender initially awarded to state power agency, the Kenya Electricity Generating (KenGen) Company in favour of a mysterious Chinese company under contestable circumstances. Consequently, KenGen is challeging the award of the tender to Chinese company in court. The controversy...

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