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Kenya signs deals at summit to tap 1,100 MW of renewable energy

Energy Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge (left), SkyPower Global President Kerry Adler (centre) and SkyPower Global Executive Vice President Charles Cohen sign deals for renewable energy at the United Nations Compound in Nairobi on Saturday. [PHOTO: ANDREW KILONZI/Standard]

Kenya's economy is set to benefit from more than 1,100 MW of renewable energy deals signed at the 6th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at the weekend.

The Kenyan Government signed agreements with independent power producers, which will see a total of 1,100 MW of wind and solar power injected in the country's electricity grid over several years.

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