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Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC has won yet another international contract to drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti.
The company has signed Sh 709,822, 630 contract with Office Djiboutien De Development De lenergie Geothermique .
The ceremony, in Galla Le Koma, Djibouti, was attended by Kenya s Energy Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Charles Keter, and KenGen Managing Director and CEO,Rebecca Miano.
Speaking during the event, Keter pointed out that African nations shared the common aspiration of delivering electricity to their people. Although energy access policies have continued to bear fruit, with 2019 data showing tremendous progress, we have seen the Coronavirus pandemic reverse the gains. We can only remain optimistic that things will change in 2021, the CS said.
THE STANDARD By
Macharia Kamau |
February 12th 2021 at 11:30:00 GMT +0300
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has clinched a deal to drill geothermal wells in Djibouti, increasing its regional presence after it secured similar contracts in Ethiopia.
The power producer yesterday said it had signed a $6.45 million (Sh709.8 million) contract with Djibouti’s Office of Geothermal Energy Development (ODDEG).
The deal is key for KenGen, which has been keen on diversifying its revenue streams.
The two entities signed the contract at a ceremony yesterday in Galla Le Koma, Djibouti, that was attended by Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter and KenGen Chief Executive Rebecca Miano.
KenGen signs Sh709 million geothermal deal in Djibouti
Thursday February 11 2021
By EDWIN OKOTH
KenGen will drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter and KenGen Managing Director Rebecca Miano have been in Djibouti since Tuesday for the signing ceremony.
KenGen has so far drilled more than 300 wells within the Olkaria field.
The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) #ticker:KEGN has signed a Sh709 million contract to drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti.
The deal signed between State-owned power producer and Djiboutien De Développement De lenergie Géothermique (Djiboutian Office of Geothermal Energy Development) (ODDEG) will see the firm export its expertise in the field, the third such deals in the region.
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Editorial |
February 10th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Waste disposal is a challenge that cuts across all urban centres in Kenya. Despite the advent of devolution, which took services closer to the people, not a single county government has managed to overcome the challenge of garbage disposal in urban areas. Where could the problem be?
A common feature in our urban centres is uncollected mounds of garbage within estates and market centres. Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Naivasha and other big towns bear the biggest burden, perhaps due to poor planning, uncontrolled infrastructural development and an exponential growth in urban populations. These, however, do not excuse the laxity exhibited by the National Environmental Management Authority and County governments in keeping our environment clean.