Kenya’s planned power plant not feasible, independent study shows
Costs have been grossly underestimated and the project should be scrapped, says thinktank
11 June 2019 - 17:57
Nairobi — Electricity from a coal-fired power plant due to be built in Kenya by a Kenyan-Chinese consortium will cost consumers up to 10 times more than planned, a US thinktank says, raising further doubts about the long-delayed project.
Construction of the plant on the Kenyan mainland opposite the tourist island of Lamu was scheduled to begin in 2015 but has been repeatedly halted, due in part to opposition by environmentalists...
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