Nairobi News
Plans are in place to build an 80-MW electric power plant at a site along the Athi river about 25 km southeast of Nairobi.
Behind the €80 million project is Gulf Power, a major Kenyan petrol s...
Nairobi News
26 March. The Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has announced the discovery of an oil field in Turkana, a county in the northwestern area of the country. The oil was found at a depth of around 800 meters....
Nairobi News
Increased demand for electricity coupled with the region's continuing drought has led to the introduction of power rationing in Kenya for the foreseeable future.
The blackouts will occur at peak t...
Nairobi News
Prepaid electricity scheme in Nairobi
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is testing a pilot scheme in Nairobi for prepaid electricity sales. Potential customers will be able to pay for electricity in advance, along the same lines as...
Nairobi News
Kenya to start drilling for oil
A Chinese company is to start prospective drilling for oil in central Kenya before the end of October, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is to sin...
