PRIME The quiet rise of Chinese electric car assembly in Kenya Chinese-backed EV makers are setting up local assembly lines to cut prices and test whether electric passenger cars can finally compete with Kenya’s used-car imports.
PRIME Peak power output capacity falls by 119.1MW on thermal plant closures Peak demand for electricity jumped by 290.06 megawatts to 2,439.06 megawatts as of December 2025 from 2,149 megawatts in June 2023, leaving insufficient reserves to ensure the stable operation of...
PRIME What Koko’s closure in Kenya means for low-income homes In June 2024, the government signed an agreement with Koko that would allow it to sell credits into compliance markets under Article 6 of the United Nations Paris Agreement.
PRIME Konza set for PPP-funded 50 megawatts solar plant Konza currently fully relies on Kenya Power for all its electricity needs and the solar plant will significantly cut the amount that the city spends on power bills.
PRIME Kenya Power seeks 100MW from Uganda as demand rises Uganda and Kenya currently have a power exchange agreement where the country that imports more pays the other. Kenya has for the larger part being a net importer and pays Uganda an average of...
PRIME Kenya adds new twist to Koko Networks collapse Koko has always insisted its methodology was robust and that selling carbon credits to the compliance markets was essential.
PRIME Cooking fuel firm Koko folds, leaving thousands in the lurch Koko Networks’ planned exit from Kenya threatens jobs and access to affordable, clean cooking fuel for more than a million low-income households.
PRIME Sh1.86bn tender for Mombasa power line suspended High Court halts Sh1.86bn Mombasa power line tender amid dispute over whether Kenya Power or Ketraco holds the mandate for the project.
PRIME Ministry seeks tax breaks to hold geothermal power below Sh9 a unit Kenya’s Energy Ministry plans tax breaks and longer PPAs to keep geothermal power under Sh9 per unit.
PRIME Ketraco to build substations at Coastal region in Sh15bn project The Coastal region has for years suffered from unstable voltage, largely due to a constrained transmission network and long distance from the major power generation hubs.
PRIME Fight over Sh7.6bn Outer Ring BRT project tender lands in court A Nairobi contractor has gone to court to stop the award of a Sh7.6 billion Bus Rapid Transit contract, arguing that the procurement process is unconstitutional and risks causing irreparable...
PRIME TotalEnergies dealt blow in Nairobi land fight with former minister The Environment and Land Court said the oil marketer used the wrong legal process in its bid to overturn ownership of the Nairobi property.
PRIME Taifa Gas plant takes shape after clearing legal hurdles Taifa Gas is expected to increase competition following start of operations at Lake Gas in Kilifi last year, bringing the number of those supplying bulk gas to three.
PRIME Kenya Power accrues Sh19.4bn loss in rural electrification plan In a report for the company for the year ending June 2025, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu reckons that the Ministry of Energy owed Kenya Power upwards of Sh34.49 billion in costs incurred in the...
PRIME H Young returns to big road works with Sh3.4bn Thika-Magumu project For a construction firm once accustomed to winning mega contracts, the Thika–Magumu Road project signals a return to big-ticket assignments.
PRIME Subsidy, lower global prices help cut local fuel prices The fall in pump prices is expected to marginally ease inflation (a measure of the cost of living). Inflation remained unchanged at 4.5 percent in the last two months of last year.
PRIME Ola Energy to host Proto autogas refill stations as demand rises Proto and Ola did not disclose the revenue sharing ratio under the deal.
PRIME Why Kenya is at critical stage in quest to become oil exporter Tullow Kenya BV discovered commercially viable oil in 2012 in Block T6 (formerly 10BB) and Block T7 (previously 13T) in South Lokichar, Turkana County.
PRIME Kenya bets on Ethiopia imports, three new plants to avert power rationing Kenya Power has, since 2022, been importing 200MW of hydropower, shipments which have been critical in averting widespread blackouts amid a significant jump in consumption.
PRIME Rural electricity connection cost jumps by Sh165 billion Most households in informal settlements use electricity only for lighting, making the sector economically unviable for Kenya Power.
PRIME China-supported geothermal plant to start electricity supply in March Kenya’s vast geothermal potential is estimated at more than 10,000MW and is concentrated in the Great Rift Valley.
PRIME Four months electricity output up on geothermal, solar Kenya’s local electricity generation rose for the first time since 2022, driven by geothermal and solar power.
PRIME Nzoia Sugar resumes operations after 7-month break Isaac Wasike, the factory’s process manager, noted that the decision by the government to lease out the miller saved it from imminent collapse.
PRIME 2026 pivotal year in Kenya’s quest to raise power output Ministry of Energy and Petroleum describes 2026 as pivotal in the quest to start growing local generation and ensure that the country does not continue to overly rely on neighbouring economies.
PRIME Nairobi set for clash with Kenya Power in wayleave fees plan Kenya Power has been entangled in battles with Nairobi County over the push to charge wayleave on the electricity lines that span thousands of kilometres.
