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A tender has been issued by Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) for the 55km Mariakani-Dongo Kudu line and three associated projects. Ketraco has also requested expressions of interest (EoI) for consultancy services for the Kenya Transmission Network Improvement Project.

It is unlikely electric cars will come to dominate African roads for decades, but in the likes of Kenya and Benin battery-powered buses, motorbikes and industrial vehicles could have a radical impact on urban environments and commercial operations. Investors are lining up to support e-mobility projects in the most attractive markets, but in many jurisdictions the lack of capital, infrastructure and policy support and the high cost of vehicles are holding back what could be a revolution, write Tonderayi Mukeredzi and Jon Marks.

Kenya's  Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) has commissioned the Mageta Island solar PV mini-grid in Bondo, Siaya county.

Independent power producer Momnai has started construction at two plants for Bamburi Cement.

National tea producer Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is close to completing construction work on three hydroelectric power stations, which it plans to switch on in 2024, as the smallholders’ corporation prepares for more HEP and solar schemes to supply its huge operations.

UAE-based players have used COP28 to commit – and recommit – to projects that could supply over 12GW of renewables capacity across Africa. Emiratis argue this displays a willingness to push projects forward and shoulder risk, while others have failed to deliver – and if critics complain they are also prominent in the oil lobby, Abu Dhabi can counter that the UAE has assumed a leading role in enabling Africa’s energy transition.

In a recent conversation, an independent power producer (IPP) told African Energy that its southern African utility client has been paying for its electricity “more or less on time”. The problem was those payments were being made in a local currency that cannot be exchanged as “the central bank has no money”. The IPP could turn to international arbitration to try and enforce its contract terms, “but what’s the use of that,” the executive asks, “when there’s nothing to be had?”

Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from consultancy firms to carry out detailed feasibility studies on setting up a plant to manufacture distribution transformers and motors.

Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen)’s plans to set up a Green Energy Park at its 800MW geothermal power generation hub at Olkaria in Naivasha county are gathering pace, with the state-owned firm issuing a call for proposals from local and international investors interested in leasing land and setting up operations at the site.

The leak of briefing notes for COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber just ahead of the summit’s opening in Dubai drew attention to the United Arab Emirate’s extensive energy dealings in key African economies, including Egypt and Kenya. Key players include renewables flagship Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).

The M-Pesa Foundation Academy has commissioned a grid-tied solar PV system. The 630-panel plant is expected to reduce grid consumption by up to 60%.

State-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is seeking a consultant to conduct a feasibility study on a proposed 40MW floating solar PV plant on the Kamburu hydroelectric power (HEP) plant reservoir.

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has issued an international tender for a transmission line to complete the 132kV Sondu-Homabay-Awendo power transmission project, to take electricity from the Sondu Miriu hydroelectric power (HEP) plant in Kisumu county to Awendo in Migori county in western Kenya.

Tea grower and processor James Finlay Kenya has commissioned two solar PV plants at its Kitumbe and Chomogonday factories in Bomet and Kericho counties.

The government has authorised Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) to expand the Gogo hydroelectric power (HEP) plant .