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Kenya saves Sh9 billion in three months with geothermal energy switch on

Kenya has saved about Sh9 billion in three months since the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) added power to the national electricity grid.

The company commissioned 280 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power, with 140MW of this added to the grid in July, 70MW last month, and the final 70MW to be added this month.

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