Kenya's Energy sector is largely to blame for greenhouse gas emissions
The major shift is now being witnessed with most of the industries investing in clean energy
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The Kenyan energy sector is grappling with transiting to clean power as the country cannot afford to be left behind in the global transition to renewable energy.
Worldwide, countries are moving from fossil fuel and other dirty energy sources which many claim to be the source of pollution that has led to climate change.
Despite being the least contributors to climate change, African countries are unable to properly adapt to global warming changes.
Therefore efforts have been ongoing in most of these countries, which are categorized as the developing countries, most of which are in
These countries have been experiencing severe flooding, severe droughts, rising sea levels and desertification among others. among the challenges are inadequate electricity generation from hydro sources since many of the rivers and water bodies have been affected by the phenomenon.
In Kenya, for instance, the energy sector is largely to blame for greenhouse gas emissions that are trapped in the atmosphere causing global warming. These emissions include those from the transport sector and thermal energy generation which largely rely on diesel. Also, the major source of energy used in industrial manufacturing comes from fossil fuel which apart from polluting the environment is also harmful to human health.
However, all efforts have been directed in that sector to try and make it greener and cleaner. Among consumers, a major shift is now being witnessed with most of the industries investing in clean energy sources that are both affordable and sustainable.
Such initiatives have made Kenya be rated among the top countries that are implementing their nationally determined contributions that seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the country by 32 per cent by 2030.
The latest industry to have made noted efforts to transit to clean Energy is
Through a statement, the company says it has partnered with MOMNAI Energy limited in an agreement that will see them set up two solar plants to operate near their Mombasa and
Although the solar plants will not account for 100 per cent of the energy consumed in the factory, it will after successful installation. It is estimated that up to 40 per cent of the total power supply in the factories will come from solar plants.
The Bamburi Mombasa solar plant is expected to produce up to 14.5 megawatts of power when fully operationalized while the
If installed successfully, it means the partial shift will also have a ripple effect for the firm at the
Documents at the firm show that in 2020, a total of Kshs 6.04 billion (
With calls for companies to shift to green or clean energy,
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Just recently, the government gazette put up a 15 per cent cut on electricity tariffs in a bid to curb the rampant electricity bills but with the innovation of solar panels, it seems the shift will be more experienced in the days to come as the government also put up structures in place for the just transition.
Interestingly, statistics from the
Although
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