SEATTLE, Washington : A nonprofit organization is making waves literally and figuratively through its new invention that could potentially solve the global water crisis. The NGO GivePower installed its first solar farm in Kenya in August 2018, which turns salt water into safe drinking water, effectively allowing more than 35,000 people access to clean water. […]
KENYA : East Africa Data Centre soon to be powered by solar energy
Distributed Power Africa (DPA) and Mettle Solar have just released US$1.2 million (over 130.6 million Kenyan shillings) to develop a solar project at the East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in Nairobi, Kenya. The solar photovoltaic system will have a capacity of 1 MWp. East Africa Data Centre (EADC) located in Nairobi will soon be equipped […]
Kenya: Marsabit County Banks On Green Energy to Grow Rural Economy
Marsabit County has embarked on a green energy revolution which is expected accelerate economic empowerment and gender mainstreaming in rural areas. The county’s Urban and Energy Chief Officer Bartabes Galmagar said that the initiative was chiefly hatched to end gender inequality in the remotest areas. He revealed that after the hope on grid and off-grid […]
Kenya : Marco Borero wraps up financing for Nyeri solar PV project
The Marco Borero company has closed the financing for its solar photovoltaic project in Nyeri in central Kenya. The solar power plant that will be connected to the grid will have a capacity of 1.5 MWp. The Nyeri solar project is now entering the construction phase. Marco Borero Company recently completed its financing with the […]
Smart solar-powered water desalination system connected in Kenya
GivePower, a non-profit organisation providing solar energy and clean, affordable water, has deployed a seawater desalination system at Likoni in Mombassa County in eastern Kenya. Powered entirely by solar energy and battery storage, GivePower’s desalination systems are housed in 20-foot shipping containers and capable of transforming 70,000 litres of brackish and/or seawater into clean drinking […]
GivePower Deploys Solar Water Farms in Kenya and Haiti
GivePower, a non-profit organization that provides solar energy and clean, affordable water to people who need it most, has deployed two of its Solar Water Farms in Mombasa, Kenya, and La Gonâve, Haiti. Powered entirely by solar energy and battery storage, GivePower’s desalination systems are housed in 20 foot shipping containers and capable of transforming […]
Redavia deploys first solar farm in Kenya at Menengai Farmers
A global market leader of cost-effective, reliable and clean solar power for businesses, Redavia has deployed its first solar farm in Kenya for Menengai Farmers tea farm in Tigoni. In a statement on Wednesday, Redavia said that for the first 20 years of its operations, Menengai Farmers had successfully grown tea without any large electricity […]
KENYA : KenGen to install solar power plants in the reservoirs of 3 dams
The Norwegian company Multiconsult recently indicated that it will conduct studies to determine the potential for several floating solar power plants in the basins of three hydroelectric dams owned by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). Hybridisation of several hydropower dams is being seriously considered in Kenya. The details of this initiative will undoubtedly be known […]
GOGLA’s position on VAT for off-grid solar products in Kenya
A new policy came into effect on 1 July, changing the status of off-grid solar equipment and accessories in Kenya, which were previously exempt from a 14% VAT. The adopted Bill removed the current VAT exemption for “specialised equipment for the development and generation of solar and wind energy, including deep cycle batteries, which use […]
The Impact Investors’ Blind Spot: Local Clean Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya
Impact investment aiming at generating both financial and socioeconomic returns is critical to achieve universal energy access. Off-grid energy access companies have absorbed about US$1.7 billion worldwide in disclosed investments in the period 2010 to 2018. The pace of investment has accelerated in the last few years. At the same time, impact investors have […]