Vestas supply wind turbines for Kenya’s wind farm; firm’s largest single order
Vestas has supplied 365 wind turbines that will see Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) give off 310 megawatts. The order becomes the largest single order for the company.
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Kenya: ABB wins US$ 24m contract to upgrade Juja power substation
Zurich-based ABB Power Company has been awarded a US$ 24m contract by Kenya Power Lighting Co. to upgrade the 50-year-old Juja substation in a bid to increase the grid stability and avoid blackouts.
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US$145m approved for Tanzania-Kenya power line project
African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the US$ 145m outstanding loan to Kenya to pave way for construction of the 508 km Tanzania-Kenya power line project.
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Kenya ranked eighth largest global geothermal producer
The injection of additional 280 megawatts produced in Olkaria to the national grid in December has lifted Kenya’s global ranking as the eighth largest producer of geothermal energy, a new study shows.
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