Orb Energy, manufacturer and distributor of solar energy systems, has received two million dollars ($2m) from the Dutch development finance institution, FMO, to replicate its India business model in Kenya. …Read More
Mrs Tecla Cheruyiot is a member of the 35-strong Korosiot Women’s Group in Kipkenyo, near Eldoret town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. She is one of six innovators in her village …Read More
The Government of Kenya announced an ambitious plan to phase out the use of kerosene for lighting and Kenya and Norway signed an energy and climate agreement which will develop a …Read More
Lighting Africa has begun training first-line technicians to provide after-sales service and maintenance to solar lighting products retailing in Kenya and Ghana. The program will train more than 100 technicians …Read More
Rural communities without electricity in Kenya are increasingly using modern products to light up their homes and businesses, as a result of enhanced consumer awareness on the advantages of using …Read More
Importers and local distributors in East Africa are closer to getting a source of testing solar lanterns destined for their markets as the University of Nairobi opened a laboratory to …Read More
Lighting Africa facilitated the Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA) stakeholder deliberations on the Kenyan draft National Energy Policy, on 29 November in Nairobi. Key stakeholders in the energy sector, such …Read More
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children …Read More
NAIROBI, July 8, 2011 The Kenya government today launched an open data portal, releasing several large datasets, including the national census and statistics on government spending at national and county …Read More
Mr. Karanu successfully runs a commercial chicken farm in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, despite having no connection to the grid. He has a contract with Kenya’s dominant chicken distributor, Kenchic Ltd., …Read More
