Green Energy
- Solar To Grab Bigger Slice Of Kenya's Clean Energy Pie
By Maina WaruruNAIROBI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kenya is moving to boost its solar energy capacity, with a new plant now under construction aiming to start producing electricity for the national grid by January 2016.This heralds a shift...
- East African Community States To Have A Renewable Energy Centre
PLANS to have a centre for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the East African Community have been completed, according to Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors Jesca Eriyo.The Deputy Secretary General told a meeting...
- Power Plant Lights Up Uganda’s Future
AN AERIAL VIEW OF BUJAGALITHE CONTROVERSIALBujagali hydropower station in Uganda has been commissioned and is now on the grid. It loads an additional 250 MW on the national grid effectively doubling the power generationcapacity in the country. ...
- Russia Sneaks Back Into Tanzanian Uranium
Monday, April 4, 2011 Tanzania’s Mkuju uranium assets are back on the auction block with Russian firm JSC Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) purchasing assets from Aussie firm Mantra Resources Ltd. The transaction, originally priced at $1.16 billion, will sell...
- Tanzania: Electricity Shortage As Opportunity
It is not necessary for Tanzanians to sit back and point fingers at each other about the chronic shortage of electricity in the country. It is more productive to invest in the energy sector in order to make money especially because Tanzania is rich in...
Green Energy
Tanzania, Uganda Join for Hydropower
East African countries are moving forward with increasing their electricity generation capacity with the most current coming from Uganda and Tanzania. The two countries have signed an agreement to build a 16-MW hydropower plant that will generate electricity as early as 2012.
The Kikagati/Murongo hydropower project will be constructed on the Kagera River on the Uganda/Tanzania border, according to a statement released by the East African Community (EAC).
- Solar To Grab Bigger Slice Of Kenya's Clean Energy Pie
By Maina WaruruNAIROBI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kenya is moving to boost its solar energy capacity, with a new plant now under construction aiming to start producing electricity for the national grid by January 2016.This heralds a shift...
- East African Community States To Have A Renewable Energy Centre
PLANS to have a centre for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the East African Community have been completed, according to Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors Jesca Eriyo.The Deputy Secretary General told a meeting...
- Power Plant Lights Up Uganda’s Future
AN AERIAL VIEW OF BUJAGALITHE CONTROVERSIALBujagali hydropower station in Uganda has been commissioned and is now on the grid. It loads an additional 250 MW on the national grid effectively doubling the power generationcapacity in the country. ...
- Russia Sneaks Back Into Tanzanian Uranium
Monday, April 4, 2011 Tanzania’s Mkuju uranium assets are back on the auction block with Russian firm JSC Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) purchasing assets from Aussie firm Mantra Resources Ltd. The transaction, originally priced at $1.16 billion, will sell...
- Tanzania: Electricity Shortage As Opportunity
It is not necessary for Tanzanians to sit back and point fingers at each other about the chronic shortage of electricity in the country. It is more productive to invest in the energy sector in order to make money especially because Tanzania is rich in...