Kenya Power to build a Shs.247 million substation in JKUAT
Kenya Power will build a Shs.247 million substation at Jomo Kenyatta University of
Kenya Power will build a Shs.247 million substation at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to enhance quality and reliability of power supply to the institution, and meet growing demand in Juja town and surrounding areas.
Speaking during a ground-breaking ceremony held in Juja this morning, Kenya Power Acting Managing Director and CEO, Dr. Ben Chumo, said that the substation will have a 23 MVA transformer served with electricity generated at the recently completed Thika Power plant through a dedicated high voltage line.Â
New Lighting Project to Be Launched in Kilifi
KILIFI is the first beneficiary of the Royal Philips 'Community Light Centres' which will be commissioned today at Manarani primary school by Governor Amason Kingi.
The project, to be set up at Mnarani Primary School, is funded by lighting giant Royal Philips, the Dutch Football Association in partnership with the Mnarani community, and Moving the Goalposts, a local NGO.
Kenyans To Pay Less For Electricity
Acting Director General of the Energy Regulatory Commission Frederick Nyang attributed the reduction of the tariffs to rising energy generation especially from renewable sources like geothermal and planned wind power projects.
The less cost electricity will see Kenyans pay on average 11.2 percent less in cost compared to the current electricity costs in the year 2014-2015 and a further average less cost of 6.4 percent in the 2015-2016 period.
Nyang attributed the reduction to rising energy generation especially from renewable sources like geothermal and planned wind power projects.
He said in a statement that cost per kilowatt hour of electricity will reduce to 0.18 U.S. dollars from next month to June, before dropping to 0.15 dollars in 2015. During the fiscal year starting July 2015, the cost will fall further to 0.14 dollars.
Sustainable Off-Grid Lighting Solutions Can Deliver Major Development and Climate Benefits
Replacing the millions of kerosene lamps, candles and flashlights used worldwide with modern solar lighting can provide an increasingly low-cost solution to reducing carbon emissions, indoor air pollution and health risks, and boosting green jobs, according to new studies from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
UNEP also announced today a new strategic partnership with the private sector to facilitate a market shift towards energy-efficient, off-grid lighting and to reduce the estimated 74 million tons of annual carbon emissions from fuel-based light sources commonly used in developing countries.
The collaboration with the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) will see the launch of an international effort to accelerate the deployment of enabling policies towards sustainable off-grid lighting.
To underscore the new partnership, the UNEP-led en.
