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Kenya Saves Sh9 Billion in Three Months with Geothermal Energy Switch On (The Standard Digital News)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

Kenya has saved about Sh9 billion in three months since the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) added geothermal power to the national electricity grid.

The company commissioned 280 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power, with 140 MW of this added to the grid in July, 70 MW last month, and the final 70 MW to be added this month. “This geothermal power displaces diesel, which saves the economy Sh100 million a day. Once we switch on the entire 280 MW, Kenya will save Sh42 billion a year,” said KenGen Chairman Joshua Choge.

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