Kenya: USTDA funds small hydro study

Saigrene Energy Kenya has received a grant of $1,235,560 from the US Trade and Development Agency supporting the development of run-of-river hydroelectric plants at five sites totalling 17MW. The grant will fund a feasibility study, to be carried out by Denver-based engineering and environmental consultancy Knight Piésold, that will evaluate the viability of the sites for power generation and examine the best approach for connecting the sites to the national grid.