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Kenya signs 361MW power deals under Obama energy plan
US President Barack Obama talks with June Muli, head of customer care at M-Kopa, about solar power during the Power Africa Innovation Fair on the sidelines of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi on July 25, 2015. PHOTO | AFP
Kenya’s quest to produce affordable, clean energy has received a huge boost after the country signed six power deals under United States President Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative dubbed Power Africa.
Six power projects will be developed across several sites in Kenya following signing of deals between the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and Kenya, witnessed by the Deputy President William Ruto at the ongoing US-Africa Business forum in New York.