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Carrefour reveals Sh239bn payments to local suppliers

Nairobi, May 25 -- Supermarket chain Carrefour has splurged Sh239 billion on locally made goods in 10 years of operations and invested close to Sh15 billion to grow its footprint in Kenya, amid a stif... Read More


How wind, solar are forcing Kenya Power to ration electricity

Nairobi, May 25 -- Kenya Power has been forced to ration electricity in the wake of supply shortcomings from wind and solar plants, triggering business disruptions and costly use of diesel generators.... Read More


Kenya to get floating power plants to cater for blackouts and high demand

Nairobi, May 24 -- Kenya will get a floating barge at the Coast to generate electricity as a temporary measure to avoid rationing and blackouts, amid a rising demand and delays in onboarding new power... Read More


Rubis appoints Frenchman as Kenya CEO amid local talent push

Nairobi, May 23 -- Frederic Maupetit has taken over as chief executive of Rubis Energy Kenya, joining a growing number of expatriates, mainly French nationals, holding executive positions at Kenya's t... Read More


Fuel crisis deepens as diesel hits record Sh242 per litre

Nairobi, May 14 -- Pump prices have hit a historic high, with a litre of diesel jumping by Sh46.29 to retail at Sh242.92 effective Thursday midnight as consumers take a hit from the US-Israel war on I... Read More


Homes brace for new power tariffs in July

Nairobi, May 14 -- Homes and businesses face new electricity tariffs after Kenya Power submitted proposed new prices that are expected to come into effect from July 1 this year. Joseph Oketch, the ac... Read More


Rubis takes 49pc stake in solar joint venture Rubisol

Nairobi, May 13 -- Rubis Energy Kenya has taken a minority stake of 49 percent in Rubisol, a solar joint venture firm created two years ago to tap into the growing uptake of green energy by homes and ... Read More


Epra ends Kenya Power monopoly

Nairobi, May 12 -- Kenya has cleared the path for power producers to directly sell electricity to larger consumers, ignoring a World Bank's warning against the push to end Kenya Power's monopoly. The... Read More


TotalEnergies ventures into electric vehicles charging

Nairobi, May 10 -- TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has installed 30 charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and motorbikes as the oil marketer diversifies from fossil fuels in a bid to tap into th... Read More


TotalEnergies targets budget LPG market with Sh700 refill

Nairobi, May 7 -- TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has turned to a Sh700 cooking gas refill package to grow sales among low-income households in the wake of escalating prices of the commodity. The firm ... Read More