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Israelis will benefit from cheaper electricity from September, when the largest renewable energy plant in the region will be completed.
The Garissa solar plant, whose completion date has been revised From December to September, this will lower the cost of electricity to 5.4 cents per unit. According to the government, this will reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere by about 43,000 tons. Secretary of the Energy Cabinet, Charles Keter, said:
The plant is composed of about 210 210 photovoltaic panels – 300 000 photovoltaic solar systems (PV) – 260 watts each , on 85 hectares, and will be able to generate energy capable of lighting around 625 000 homes.
"This is the largest project in the East African region.It is a break from excessive dependence on hydroelectric and geothermal energy. we are now focusing on green energy and there can be no better choice than this one, "said the minister to the Sunday Nation
The construction of the solar plant is a result of 39 a national government initiative to encourage private investors to solar energy is in line with the policy on wind energy, biombad, small hydropower, geothermal, biogas and energy Solar adopted by the government in 2010.
This policy, initially revised in 2012, received few investors.The construction of the factory is carried out by the engineers of China Jiangxi International Kenya Ltd. [19659002] "The response of private investors was weak, especially for large-scale solar projects that felt that tariffs were insufficient for projects to be viable because they indicated that they did not cover the full operational cost, low indexation at 12% increase in costs incurred, acquisition land, taxation and so on, "said Keter.
Data from the department indicate that Garissa was up until recently powered by a mini-grid, but that he was recently connected to the national power grid.
As a result, the government says that it is planned to extend the transmission lines to other areas, including Garissa-Wajir and Garissa-Garsen. This extension is part of what has informed the decision to build the power plant in the region.
"In addition to strengthening the national network, there are other immediate benefits, such as providing employment opportunities to people and generally to the country," he added.
Other benefits: improved electricity production and reduction of fossil fuels, saving foreign exchange on the import of fuel for the production of electricity, contributing significantly to the government objective reducing the cost of energy.
In the agreement, the agreement to purchase energy to sign with Kenya Power is fixed as opposed to the private solar, which would benefit from a customs tariff, d & # 39; 39, a technical service (operation and maintenance) for two years, technology transfer to the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) through capacity building
Simon Gicharu, chairman of the REA, said the manufacturing sector, one of the four pillars of President Uhuru Kenyatta's economic stimulus strategy.
"Clean Energy Will Stimulate Growth" Solar plants are environmentally friendly and have minimal operating and maintenance expenses compared to traditional diesel stations. plans to put more emphasis on renewable energies for the electrification of off-grid areas and households far from the grid
"To ensure a longer life of the solar power station, the solar power plant Garissa chose to work with "REA said in a statement to the Sunday Nation.
