The money is part of the body’s renewable energy programme which aims to provide 1,000 villages in the country with power derived from solar, hydro, biomass and geothermal sources. The community energy centres have combined both hydro and solar energy sources, making them hybrid centres with zero carbon emission. The energy produced from is combined at an energy centre where the community can use the power in businesses and cottage industries. The increased power generation by the rural projects is also expected to bring down the high cost of energy, which reduces Kenya’s competitiveness in COMESA and other international markets. AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations , plus more than 200 other sources , who are responsible for their own reporting and views. read more

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