Taking the East African Power Industry Convention to the Next Level
Summary
Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge, representing the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya, Davis Chirchir, updated the audience on the ongoing implementation of Kenya’s ambitious exercise of adding 5000MW into the national grid and increasing generation from renewable sources with particular attention to geothermal power.Irene Ochem: “all countries, however, agreed that the region has enormous and enough energy resources to fuel and transform the economy, guided by their different national visions and ambitious plans.” The expo offered free practical workshops to help the industry and large power users improve efficiency and productivity.Next year the expo component of the East African Power Industry Convention is expected to grow significantly and the event will move to a larger, more expo-focused venue, namely the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi and take place from 27-28 August.He pointed out the various opportunities for investment that currently exist within the sector in the country.Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge, representing the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya, Davis Chirchir, updated the audience on the ongoing implementation of Kenya’s ambitious exercise of adding 5000MW into the national grid and increasing generation from renewable sources with particular attention to geothermal power.Irene Ochem: “all countries, however, agreed that the region has enormous and enough energy resources to fuel and transform the economy, guided by their different national visions and ambitious plans.”The expo offered free practical workshops to help the industry and large power users improve efficiency and productivity.