Kumbe even this counter has a “Good-to-Great” Strategy (launched in 2008)

... digging into this. .... cc@Others

Mbunge has such powers? .... &about how much are we talking about here?

Currently, G2G strategy key target is bring onboard 3,000 more Megawatts by 2018.

The progress has been as follows;

2008 they had installed capacity of 1,006 MW
2009; 1,018 MW
2010; 1,057 MW
2011; 1,147 MW
2012; 1,231 MW
2013; 1,712 MW ¿¿¿
2014; ???
2015; ???
2016; ???
2017; ???

... target by 2018; 5,000 MW

Bad press for Kengen in Naivasha

Cabinet has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to withdraw charges imposed on electricity generation and transmission by local authorities and government agencies.

The decision could see the cost of electricity climb down as it is aimed at reducing the number of charges which electricity consumers have to pay for in the monthly bill.

“Cabinet approved a proposal by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to withdraw charges imposed on electricity generation, transmission and distribution by local authorities and other government agencies as these have had the effect of escalating the cost of power,” read part of the brief on the Cabinet meeting.

Some of the charges include Sh630 million which the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA), a government agency, is demanding from the Kenya Power Generating Company (KenGen) for producing more than two megawatts of electricity from hydro resources.

http://www.nation.co.ke/busines...66/-/b65k27/-/index.html

Geothermal firm makes first call for investor bids

Government-owned Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has invited investors to bid for contracts to develop three wells with a combined production capacity of 90 megawatts, marking a major milestone for the corporation which was founded to exploit Kenya’s geothermal power potential.

The plants are to be set up at the Menengai field within the Rift Valley basin and estimated to have naturally occurring steam with the potential to produce about 10,000 megawatts of geothermal power.

Successful bidders will be expected to finance and install the plants by the end of next year.

“They will be required to commission, operate and maintain the plant on a 25-year build, own, operate basis at the Menengai field,” said GDC in a statement.

GDC was hived off KenGen in 2009 as a stand-alone State-owned corporation to spearhead exploration and drilling of geothermal wells for leasing to power production companies. This is the first time the firm is inviting for bids to develop geothermal plants on a large scale.

Didn't like the idea of the separation at 1st but later thought it was indeed prudent to share the 'hit or miss' risk of exploration amongst all raiya ;-)

Keep watching, the road to 20/- has started cheers to all those who picked this up at 7.++