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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The First EV Charging Station Connected To Kenya’s New E-Mobility Tariff Has Been Launched

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 15:35:00 +0000

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) recently approved new electricity tariffs effective April 1st. As part of this latest tariff review, EPRA introduced a special tariff regime for the electric mobility sector. The new e-mobility tariff has been set at 16 Kenyan shillings for energy consumption up to 15,000 kWh during peak periods and […]

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It’s Now Fairly Easy To Spot Electric Buses On The Streets Of Nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 21:43:18 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is gaining momentum around the world. We regularly get updates on sales charts from several markets around the world right here on CleanTechnica. Most of the time, we get good news of record market share for electric vehicles in the new vehicle sales charts in these market updates. It’s great […]

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4 Nairobi Bus Operators Now Using Electric Buses!

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 14:10:45 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is well underway in a lot of places around the world. Electric buses are some of the major contributors. It’s always good to hear about the progress in the electric bus space. Shenzhen China is perhaps the most well known for a fast transition to an electric bus fleet. Electric […]

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Metrotrans East Africa Limited Adds 5 Electric Buses To Its Fleet In Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 17:25:38 +0000

Metrotrans Ltd, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has announced the introduction of 5 electric buses as part of its fleet. Metrotrans is a Nairobi-based Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco), whose fleet plies Nairobi routes with an aim to promote efficient and sustainable public transportation systems. In Kenya, a lot of Sacco members […]

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Kenya & European Commission Sign €348 Million Financing Agreement For Electric Bus Rapid Lane

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:05:45 +0000

Roam RapidKenya and the European Commission have reached an agreement for a €347.6 million financing arrangement for East Africa’s first dedicated electric bus rapid lane. The agreement was signed during a meeting between President William Ruto and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the European Commission Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. President […]

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Kenya’s Energy Regulator Approves New e-Mobility Specific Electricity Tariffs & New Time of Use Tariffs

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:05:56 +0000

One of KenGen’s geothermal sites in Kenya.Kenya Power Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) recently submitted an application for a tariff review to Kenya’s energy regulator EPRA. One thing that stood out in Kenya Power’s initial application for me was a proposed special tariff for electric mobility. As a key stakeholder in the e-mobility ecosystem, Kenya Power has been very active in […]

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A Consortium Led By IBL Group To Purchase Majority Stake In Equator Energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:55:23 +0000

Equator Energy is a fully integrated solar power provider headquarted in Nairobi, Kenya. Equator Energy also has a presence in Uganda, as well as regional staff in South Sudan, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of its solar power plants is all done in-house. Equator Energy was launched in 2016 by Maris […]

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Kenya Signs Deals To Import Fossil Fuels On Credit For 6 Months To Relieve Pressure On Demand For Foreign Currency

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:20:02 +0000

Kenya recently signed some deals with firms from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply diesel, petrol, and jet fuel on credit for the next 6 months to ease mounting  pressure on the demand for foreign currency as well as to try to stem the Kenya shillings slide vs. the US dollar […]

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Roam’s New Production Facility Could Turn Out 50,000 Electric Motorcycles Per Year

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:47:14 +0000

Roam, a Nairobi-based technology company that develops, designs, and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has just unveiled its new production facility that is more than 10,000 square meters in size. This new facility will allow for an expanded production and have an annual capacity of 50,000 motorcycles while staying a carbon-neutral assembly, […]

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