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Solar
Environmental Responsibility
Solar Firm Ofgen To Develop 10MW Annually
Nairobi-based solar company Ofgen was founded in 2014 as a spin-off from Strathmore University’s Energy Research Centre.
According to the co-founder and director Jibril Omar,...
Economic Responsibility
Solar Records Steepest Price Drop Among Renewables
Solar energy costs have dropped by the steepest margin in the last 10 years among renewable sources, even as hydropower recorded an uptick.
The price...
Environmental Responsibility
Exclusive: Inside Kenya’s 95pc Green Energy Mix
Kenya is among a handful of nations worldwide generating and consuming electricity almost completely from renewable sources.
Geothermal is serving as Kenya’s baseload while hydropower...
International News
Renewables With Pave The Way Forward For South Africa
South Africa’s renewable energy sector might just have the resilience to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, given that it was already on the rise and...
Economic Responsibility
Spotlight On Africa’s Two Percent Share Of Global Green Energy
Africa accounts for a paltry 1.9 percent of the global share of developed renewable energy capacity, casting a light on the continent’s vastly untapped...
Social Responsibility
Kenyan Female Inventor Taps Drinking Water From Air
Beth
Koigi is on a mission to have every Kenyan gain access to clean drinking water
forever by simply turning air around them into water. If...
Environmental Responsibility
Smart Solar Kits With Machine Learning Take Root In Kenya
Solar
companies in Kenya have added machine learning within their kits, enabling them
to accurately predict trends and adjust performance to ensure optimal output at
all times,...
Environmental Responsibility
Safaricom Opens Talks To Supply Electricity
Telecommunications
company Safaricom is holding talks to start supplying power to the national
grid from solar and wind power plants at its base stations.
The mobile phone...