Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Stories

Kenya to require foreign oil firms to partner locally under new EPRA regulations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has outlined several proposed rules aimed at boosting local participation, tightening cost oversight, an...

Proposed Bill set to mandate solar panels on new homes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 28, 2025

If approved, the National Construction Authority (NCA), working with relevant government agencies, will identify zones within new developments where s...

Only three African countries will attain universal clean cooking access by 2050 - IEA
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 23, 2025

Africa’s struggle to meet clean cooking targets stands in stark contrast to the broader global progress, with the continent notably falling behind.

MPs unlock funds to revive 13 mini-grids in six remote counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The affected counties, Mandera, Samburu, Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit, and Lamu, will finally see a boost in rural electrification following the Public In...

Energy transition faces stark reality as oil demand set to rise to 2030
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 10, 2025

According to the think tank, the decrease reflects wider challenges, including underinvestment, limited access to electricity in some areas, and insti...

Nine killed as train and bus collide in Naivasha
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

Among those who lost their lives were four KPC staff members and five workers from a contracted cleaning service provider.

South Africa starts radioactive isotopes injection to fight rhino poaching
XINHUA  |  Aug 05, 2025

Last year, about 20 rhinos at a sanctuary were injected with isotopes during early trials that led to the Thursday launch, with tests showing that th...

Auditor General flags REREC for illegally siphoning Sh110 million from fuel levy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The Corporation had previously drawn Sh1.35 billion from the same fund in the 2020/21 financial year to cover undisclosed expenses, breaching the law...

Senate Committee hails Kenya’s readiness to combat oil spills after Mombasa tour
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 03, 2025

The senators, led by Chairperson Dr Oburu Odinga, also received updates on emergency operations in Lake Victoria and broader efforts to protect marine...

Only 2,300 of 20,000 faulty transformers fit for repair, Kenya Power tells MPs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The revelation came as MPs, alarmed by prolonged blackouts affecting thousands of households, criticised Kenya Power for poor planning and a sluggish...

NOCK declared "technically insolvent" as MPs order special audit into state oil agency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

NOCK is unable to meet its recurrent expenditures, owes over Sh7.4 billion in debt, and is at risk of defaulting on loans from major banks.

MPs raise alarm over NOCK's financial collapse in face of Sh3 billion Rubis loan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

NOCK’s Chief Executive Officer Leparan Gideon Ole Morintat told the committee that the firm is in a difficult financial state and explained the deal w...

KenGen unveils battery energy storage system in fresh renewable energy push
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The newly installed 1.16 megawatt-hour (MWh) BESS will supply uninterrupted power to KenGen’s 52-kilowatt Modular Data Centre (MDC), a facility design...

Kenya launches national drive to fix faulty power infrastructure amid blackouts, electrocution fears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira said the government will replace malfunctioning transformers and repair or remove hazardous electric poles and...

AfDB powers regional growth with Sh67.7 billion clean energy investment in Tanzania, Rwanda and Zambia
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 28, 2025

AfDB has intensified efforts in recent years to drive growth and infrastructure development across the African continent.

More than 90 per cent of renewable projects now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 25, 2025

Ideally, the data underscores a dramatic shift in the economics of power generation, with clean energy not only competing with but surpassing fossil f...

Sh1.6 billion paid to three unidentified companies prompts probe at Rerec
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

According to the audit, the corporation violated procurement laws by paying for services that had not been planned for and whose execution could not b...

Kenya, Azerbaijan sign energy deal to boost oil, gas and renewables cooperation
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 23, 2025

The South Caucasus nation, with a GDP of $81 billion and a per capita income of around $8,000 (World Bank, 2023), has traditionally relied on oil and...

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi under fire as MPs question impact of Sh1.4 trillion oil deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Monday announced new fuel prices for the period running from July 15 to August 14, 2025, increasin...

Government rolls out bulk metering to curb illegal power connections in slums
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

According to Wandayi, the new model will designate a single individual or legally registered entity within each estate or residential cluster to serve...

Motorists demand full refund of road levies, say fuel price hike illegal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) blamed the government for deliberately inflating fuel prices and misusing the road levy under what they termed as...

AfDB: Kenyan women left behind in green energy transition amid Sh96 billion financing gap
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 20, 2025

According to the AfDB, women in Kenya face a significant financing gap that hinders their ability to fully participate in and benefit from the renewab...

Africa’s environment ministers convene in Nairobi over climate action
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 15, 2025

As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) convened, Greenpeace Africa called on the continent's environmental ministers to demo...

Kenya Pipeline ordered to pay Sh3.8 billion to Thange residents for 2015 oil spill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The court further allocated Sh2.25 million as compensation for 15 individuals who had died from liver and kidney complications believed to be caused b...

Senator Sifuna demands probe into Kenya Power for billing unconnected Nairobi residents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

Sifuna petitioned for an investigation into why communities such as Mathare, Korogocho, Majengo Gorofani, and Kwa Reuben have remained without electri...

Kenya slumps in green energy transition, falls 18 places in global rankings
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 09, 2025

The 2025 Index places Kenya at position 88 globally out of 118 surveyed countries, down from last year’s rank of 70. ETI score has also declined from...

Garissa farmers count losses as recurring floods wipe out solar-powered farming dreams
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 06, 2025

Their dreams of transforming agriculture through solar-powered water pumps have been shattered by ongoing anxiety and uncertainty caused by recurring...

KNH invests Sh7.6 million in solar energy to lower electricity bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The project is being supported by EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank and Germany’s development agency GIZ.

Kenya moves Sh500 billion nuclear power plant to Siaya after Kilifi resistance, eyes 2034 commissioning
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The proposed new site is Lwanda Kotieno in Rarieda Constituency, where government officials and political leaders say the local community has shown su...

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