{"id":5188,"date":"2016-09-21T20:23:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T20:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=5188"},"modified":"2017-01-24T18:35:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T18:35:20","slug":"ustda-launches-its-largest-single-investment-in-kenyas-energy-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/ustda-launches-its-largest-single-investment-in-kenyas-energy-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"USTDA Launches its Largest Single Investment in Kenya\u2019s Energy Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><del><\/del>Today, during the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency launched its largest single investment in Kenya\u2019s power sector to date\u00a0 at a ceremony witnessed by the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, the Honorable William Ruto, and Power Africa Coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, USTDA Director Leocadia I. Zak. Zak announced support for six projects that will identify U.S. solutions that can help increase access to affordable, reliable electricity across Kenya and help diversify the country\u2019s energy mix.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, USTDA and its Kenyan partners agreed to support the following projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lamu Gas-to-Power Project:\u00a0USTDA Director Zak and Mr. Austen Titford, COO, Zarara Oil &amp; Gas Limited, concluded a grant agreement to evaluate the technical, economic and environmental aspects of the proposed Lamu gas-to-power energy project on Pate Island. The project will add 50-200 MW of new electricity generation capacity to the island, located off Kenya\u2019s mainland in the Indian Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>Gitaru Solar PV Plant:\u00a0USTDA Director Zak and Mr. Albert Mugo, Managing Director and CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen), signed a grant agreement to support the development of a 10-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) project. The project, which is co-located with an existing KenGen-owned hydro plant, will be KenGen\u2019s first utility scale solar asset.<\/li>\n<li>Nyakwere Hills Solar PV Plant:\u00a0USTDA will partner with Quaint Energy Kenya Ltd. to develop a 40 MW solar PV power plant in eastern Kenya. Successful project implementation would reduce or avoid tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year as an alternative to fossil fuel power sources. USTDA Director Zak and Mr. Alfred Achar, Managing Director, Quaint Energy Kenya, signed the grant agreement.<\/li>\n<li>Solar Microgrid Solutions for Island &amp; Village Electrification:\u00a0USTDA and Renewable World East Africa, an energy access non-profit organization, will develop minigrid solar and battery storage systems at eight locations across Kenya with a combined 1.5 MW of new power generation capacity. Successful implementation of the project would help to electrify an estimated 4,500 households and businesses. The feasibility study will be conducted by U.S. company Renewvia Energy Corporation (Atlanta, GA), which is sharing its costs. Renewvia CEO Trey Jarrard signed the cost share agreement along with USTDA Director Zak.<\/li>\n<li>Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant:\u00a0USTDA will partner with Akiira Geothermal Limited to assess the viability of a 70 MW geothermal power plant northwest of Nairobi. Successful implementation of the project would provide clean, baseload renewable power and support Kenya\u2019s participation in the regional power pool. USTDA Director Zak and Mr. Paul Stroud, a Board Member of Akiira Geothermal Limited, signed the grant agreement.<\/li>\n<li>Isiolo Solar PV Power Plant:\u00a0USTDA will partner with Green Millennia Energy Ltd. to develop a 40 MW solar PV power plant in the city of Isiolo in central Kenya. U.S. solar developer and PV manufacturer SunPower (San Jose, CA) will conduct the feasibility study and serve as the EPC contractor for the project. Ms. Lida Fitts, USTDA\u2019s Regional Director for sub-Saharan Africa, signed the cost share agreement along with Mr. Nam Nguyen, SVP of Americas Power Plants, SunPower Corporation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis Forum demonstrated the strength and diversity of the U.S.-Africa economic partnership,\u201d said Director Zak. \u201cUSTDA is pleased to play a leading role in identifying U.S. solutions that can support Kenya\u2019s energy goals and strengthen commercial ties in order to spur long-term, sustainable economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Together, these projects make Kenya the largest country in USTDA\u2019s portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa \u2013 one year after the Agency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ustda.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2015\/us-trade-and-development-agency-relaunches-program-republic-kenya\">relaunched its program<\/a>\u00a0during President Obama\u2019s visit to the country. They also support the goals of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/powerafrica\">Power Africa<\/a>, a U.S. government-led initiative to increase electricity access across the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, during the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency launched its largest single investment in Kenya\u2019s power sector to date\u00a0 at a ceremony witnessed by the Deputy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/ustda-launches-its-largest-single-investment-in-kenyas-energy-sector\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":5189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4747,4746,4748,11],"tags":[5214,4779,5207,5216,5215,1250,5205,5208,5173,3512,5041,5210,5212,5213,5211,5217,5204,5203,5209,3328,5206],"class_list":["post-5188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geothermal","category-renewables-2","category-solar","category-top-news","tag-akiira-geothermal-limited","tag-albert-mugo","tag-gitaru-solar-pv-plant","tag-green-millennia-energy-ltd","tag-isiolo-solar-pv-power-plant","tag-kengen","tag-lamu-gas-to-power-project","tag-nyakwere-hills-solar-pv-plant","tag-olkaria-geothermal-power-plant","tag-pate-island","tag-power-africa","tag-quaint-energy","tag-renewable-world-east-africa","tag-renewvia-energy-corporation","tag-solar-microgrid-solutions","tag-sunpower","tag-u-s-trade-and-development-agency","tag-u-s-africa-business-forum","tag-ustda","tag-william-ruto","tag-zarara-oil-gas-limited","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/USTDA.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-1lG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14733,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/the-future-of-africas-energy-sector-balancing-fossil-fuels-and-renewables-by-nj-ayuk\/","url_meta":{"origin":5188,"position":0},"title":"The Future of Africa&#8217;s Energy Sector: Balancing Fossil Fuels and Renewables","author":"","date":"February 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber There\u2019s a promising future for African renewables as the continent strives to balance its current reliance on fossil fuels. 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