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CFAO Kenya invests in OFGEN

to contribute to cheaper

power and carbon neutrality

KENYA CFAO Kenya Ltd, a unit of Corporation for 10 countries in East and Southern Africa region
Africa and Overseas, is investing in OFGEN Ltd, with photovoltaic panels to reduce carbon emis-
which installs solar photovoltaic (PV) for com- sions by more than 1,000 tonnes per year (tpy)
mercial and industrial use in East Africa. by the year 2024.
CFAO Kenya said a July 4 press release it has ‘’CFAO’s investment suits OFGEN’s short
worked with OFGEN since 2018 to install solar and long-term objectives of creating sustainable
at CFAO Group-owned premises within Kenya development through the provision of efficient
and Uganda. and innovative renewable energy solutions in the
“With this investment, CFAO group’s ambi- region on an exciting new scale,” said OFGEN’s
tion is also to contribute to promoting initiatives chief executive officer, Jibril Omar.
towards expanding the use of renewable energy “To this effect, OFGEN intends to utilise
in Africa,” said the company. CFAO Group’s extensive footprint across the
CFAO group will continue to leverage on continent to expand into other African markets,”
OFGEN’s expertise in commercial solar PV he said.
installation to install soalr at all its business Kenya’s industrial policy aims at inclusive
premises within East African region, in line with growth, job creation, and poverty reduction
the carbon neutrality programme and commit- through the promotion of a globally competitive
ment to a 50% reduction in its carbon dioxide manufacturing sector.
emission by 2030. Despite being a global leader in the adoption
CFAO Kenya chairman and country delegate of renewable sources for electricity production,
Dennis Awori said OFGEN’s impressive foot- Kenya experiences huge transmission and distri-
print and project pipeline made it a strong addi- bution losses of power.
tion to the group’s renewable energy portfolio. This has contributed to the high cost of
“Our company shall not relent in creating energy that undermines Kenya’s ability to com-
and passing on a better global environment to pete for manufacturing jobs, especially in East
the children of the future in countries where Africa.
we do business by aligning our operations and The company has developed innovative
activities with the global sustainability agenda,” solutions such as smart financing models and
he said. monitoring systems that can support large-scale
With six installations already in operation deployment of industrial solar PV solutions in
across Kenya and Uganda, the roadmap is to Kenya.™
equip all the remaining CFAO premises in over

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