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Africa50, Power Grid of India to
pioneer PPP transmission project
KENYA POWER Grid Corporation of India has signed a Once completed, the project will be the first
pact with pan-African infrastructure investment independent power transmission (IPT) in Kenya
platform Africa50 to continue development of and first financing of transmission lines on a PPP
the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-pri- basis in Africa, the Power Ministry said.
vate partnership basis. State-run Power Grid will provide technical
The project entails the development, financ- and operational know-how to the project, while
ing, construction and operation of the 400-kV Africa50 will bring its project development and
Lessos-Loosuk and 220-kV Kisumu-Musaga finance expertise and will act as a bridge between
transmission lines under a PPP framework, the Kenyan government and private investors.
Africa50 said in a press release on Wednesday,
12 January.
KenGen completes first phase of
Ngong forest restoration project
KENYA KENYA Electricity Generating Company PLc 100% trees survival rate, making project com-
(KenGen) has completed the first phase of a for- pleted successfully.
est rehabilitation project around its 25.5 mega- “The project’s milestone verification was car-
watts (MW) wind farm near the capital Nairobi. ried out on June 21, 2021 followed by final Pro-
Completion of Phase I of the 25-acre Ngong ject Implementation Team (PIT) meeting at site
forest restoration project comes after KenGen in where 7,134 seedlings were verified as surviving
October 2018 started planting 7,000 indigenous against target of 7,000 seedlings thus 100% suc-
trees around degraded hills hosting wind farms cess achieved rehabilitating area covering 10.7
as a renewable energy source. acres,” said the report in part.
It is line with Environmental Conservation KenGen has signed memorandum of under-
Program and Corporate Environmental Sustain- standing (MoU) with other partners including
ability Policy to undertake 10 hectares ecosystem Kenya Wildlife Services requiring carry out con-
restoration project in Phase II in KenGen lease servation and management activities of Ngong
area at Ngong in 2021/ 2022 financial year. forest .
KenGen’s Managing Director Rebecca Miano The company is also carrying out mitigation
said the firm has rolled out various environmen- measures identified in environmental and social
tal conservation projects across the country to impact assessment (ESIA) study for proposed
help to slow down effects of climate change. construction of 10 MW Ngong Phase III A wind
“As an organisation committed to ensuring project at Ngong Hill.
environmental sustainability in our areas of KenGen’s Environment and Sustainable
operations, we shall keep on ensuring plans for Development Manager Joshua Were said the
subsequent phases in Ngong forest restoration firm rolled out plans to undertake additional 10
project are delivered successfully,” she said in 10 hectares ecosystem restoration in lease area dur-
January press release. ing 2021/2022 financial year.
This will complement other climate action
efforts of the state owned company like deploy- “We do not only plant trees but go a step
ment of green energy power projects including further to ensure all trees are well taken care
construction of 83 MW Olkaria I unit 6, which of and natured to maturity,” he said. This will
is almost complete. be achieved through protection, replacing and
According to the Ngong forest restoration maintenance of 10,000 assorted indigenous tree
Phase I completion report, KenGen attained seedlings.
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