BasiGo’s Electric Buses Are Starting To Have A Big Impact on Kenya’s Bus Sector

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:11:51 +0000

BasiGo, one of Africa’s leading electric bus solution providers, has just secured $5 million in debt funding from British International … [continued]

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Electric Mobility Projects In Kenya Start to Show Real Potential For Significant Petrol & Diesel Abatement

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:19:07 +0000

A lot of projects go ahead on the basis of some positive business cases, underpinned by the quest to solve … [continued]

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POWER Digest [December 2023]

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Kenya Set to Expand Hydropower Project. Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen) said it received approval from government officials to move forward with the Gogo hydropower redevelopment project. The Gogo

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Powerhive Announces Strategic Partnership with Mobius Motors to Boost Local Assembly Capabilities in Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:51:32 +0000

The electric motorcycle industry in East Africa has been developing nicely over the past 5 years. Several startups have been … [continued]

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The JAC T8 EV Is The First Electric Double Cab Pickup Commercially Available In Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:38:32 +0000

New car sales in a lot of African countries don’t tell the full story. That’s because in most of these … [continued]

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Dispute Brews About Wind Farm’s Role in Kenya’s Nationwide Blackout

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:44:02 +0000

Kenya’s government is pinning a nationwide blackout on Aug. 25 to the loss of 270 MW from the 310-MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Plant (LTWP), though the wind generator has […]

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AfricaNEV’s First EV Technical Training Course Was Held In Nairobi Last Month

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:15:58 +0000

Africa New Energy and Vehicles (AfricaNEV) is a continental non-profit that aims to accelerate the adoption of e-mobility in Africa through policy advocacy, awareness creation, and skills development, as well as linking industry players in the e-mobility value chain. AfricaNEV says the purpose of its community is to make sure African countries are not left […]

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Small Glimmers Of Hope As Climate Changes Exacerbate Violence

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:57:54 +0000

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity. That and other stories from Afrik21 are below. “On the […]

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Roam Launches The Roam Hub: A Multi-Purpose Electric Motorcycle Charging Station

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 19:35:49 +0000

Roam, a technology company that develops, designs, and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, launched the first Roam Hub this morning in Nairobi. The Roam Hub is a multi-purpose electric motorcycle charging station. Though it is still possible to charge the Roam Air at home, the Roam Hub acts as an ecosystem solution […]

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EvChaja & BasiGo Collaborate With Kenya Airways To Facilitate An Electric Bus Ride For The Sustainable Flight Challenge

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:35:39 +0000

Kenya Airways (KQ) is participating in the second edition of the Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC), an initiative of SkyTeam. The initiative is a friendly competition between SkyTeam member airlines. A Kenyan Airways Boeing 787-800 (B787-8) Dreamliner took off from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol yesterday morning, and was the first Kenya Airways […]

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