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More finance has been lined up by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) for its project to build two 140MW geothermal power plants in Olkaria, near Naivasha. Issue 192, 6 August 2010.more
AFD support for renewables
Agence Française de Développement has approved finance worth KSh2bn ($24m) to support efforts by the local private sector to generate energy from renewable sources including biomass, geothermal and wind. Issue 192, 6 August 2010.more
AfDB approves $32.5m loan
The African Development Bank has approved a supplementary loan of $32.5m to Kenya under the African Development Fund (AfDF) concessional window. The additional loan will finance the Kenya-Uganda transmission line and help reinforce substations in Kenya. Issue 189, 25 June 2010.more
KenGen tender for 280MW of geothermal power
Kenya Electricity Generating Company has issued an international tender to build a pair of geothermal power plants with a total capacity of 280MW. Issue 189, 25 June 2010.more
Lake Turkana Wind Power close possible by year-end
Financial close for the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project in northern Kenya – expected to be Africa’s biggest wind farm – is possible by year-end, with a dozen multilateral, development finance institution and commercial financiers expressing interest in backing the 300MW scheme. Issue 188, 11 June 2010.more
World Bank funds increased access and geothermal plans
The World Bank has approved $330m in funding for the Kenya Electricity Expansion Project, which aims to increase electricity access in urban, peri-urban and rural areas, as well as enabling Kenya to expand geothermal power generation as part of its green energy strategy. Issue 188, 11 June 2010.more
Gitson talks up Kenya’s other 300MW wind project
Described as Kenya’s second wind power generator, Gitson Energy Ltd is promoting a 300MW wind farm at Bubisa, in the Marsabit area, where the initial phase is scheduled to start up in 2012; its plans also include a 50MW solar project in the same area. Issue 188, 11 June 2010.more
KenGen to reduce emergency power
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has given Aggreko notice of its intention to terminate 100MW of emergency power from August. Issue 186, 14 May 2010.more
More wind power planned
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is seeking expressions of interest (EoIs) from consultancy firms to carry out a feasibility study for a new wind power development at nine sites around the country. Issue 185, 30 April 2010.more
AIM-listed Cove Energy has made a further foray into East Africa with an agreement to farm into Anadarko’s five contiguous deep-water offshore blocks. Issue 192, 6 August 2010.more
Enoc enters downstream
Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), a refiner owned by the Dubai government, has signed a co-operation agreement with Galana Oil Kenya giving it access to the Kenyan market. Issue 190, 9 July 2010.more
Flow eyes Block L6
Australia’s Flow Energy is planning exploration work in Block L6 on the Kenyan coast and has submitted an environmental impact assessment to the National Environment Management Authority. Issue 189, 25 June 2010.more
Vanoil contracts BGP for seismic
Vanoil Energy, the former Vangold Resources, has signed a 2D seismic contract with China’s Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting for 324 line km of 2D seismic over blocks 3A and 3B. Issue 188, 11 June 2010.more
New partners and practices as pace picks up in East Africa exploration
As the rate of new discoveries in West Africa slows, the pace is picking up in East Africa, where hopes are high that Uganda’s remarkable success can be replicated elsewhere. Smaller players are seeing a bigger upside in entering frontier regions rather than in adding incremental production in West Africa’s established oil provinces. Issue 187, 28 May 2010.more
CNOOC finds gas with onshore well
China’s CNOOC has found gas in the Bogal-1-1 well on Block 9, block partner Africa Oil Corporation reported. The well was drilled to a total depth of 5,085 metres and gas shows and analysis of wireline logs indicate multiple gas pay zones totalling some 91 metres in Lower Cretaceous sandstones (AE 171/12). Testing equipment is being brought in from China and results are expected within two months. Issue 186, 14 May 2010.more
Global, Dana and Woodside settle dispute
Global Petroleum and Dana Petroleum have agreed to abandon legal proceedings against Woodside Energy over Woodside’s decision not to drill a second well on its offshore acreage (AE 140/12). Issue 185, 30 April 2010.more
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has given Aggreko notice of its intention to terminate 100MW of emergency power from August. Issue 186, 14 May 2010.more
Local currencies: Kenyan and other potential
Absa Capital has an advisory mandate for a small local currency financing tranche in Kenya – an emerging market that is “interesting to watch” from the perspective of raising potential shilling financing for power purchase agreements and other project elements, according to Anand Naidoo, director of the South Africa-based institution’s investment banking division. Issue 183, 26 March 2010.more
Kenyan bonds point to new African borrowing path
Two recent long-term bond issues to support the Kenyan power sector have demonstrated the potential capital markets support for sub-Saharan borrowers. Bankers who spoke to Kevin Godier saw an opportunity for a spate of new issues to follow as a new market matures, stimulated by global demand. Issue 175, 27 November 2009.more
KenGen launches bond
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) launched its KSh25bn ($352m) infrastructure bond on the Nairobi Stock Exchange on 9 November. Issue 174, 13 November 2009.more
Kenya’s stimulus package looks to boost renewables in big new energy spend
The 2009-10 budget earmarks record spending of $1.8bn for infrastructure to try to stimulate the country’s ailing economy and tackle long-standing problems such as energy shortages, writes Kimemia Mugo in Nairobi. Issue 165, 19 June 2009. more
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