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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Kenya:

Kenya’s Cost Of Electricity Drops By A Third As Geothermal Goes Live (AFKInsider)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)
Kenya’s cost of electricity for both business and domestic users has dropped by a third since December as geothermal power producers joined the national grid, reducing reliance on rain-fed and diesel generators, the country’s main power producer KenGen said on Monday.

Data provided by KenGen showed that geothermal power accounted for 51 per cent of electricity bought by households and businesses in December, up from 14 per cent in the same month in 2013.

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