Policy poses fresh headache for Sh200b Lamu coal plant

A coal power plant sits at the river's edge at dusk. Lights from the buildings and streets glow, and a reflection of the whole scene can be seen on the water of the calm river below.

Kenya’s proposed coal-fired power plant is headed for fresh headwinds in 2019 as climate change activists and international agencies exert pressure on the State and investors to review the infrastructure project.

The latest sign that the Sh200 billion project faces a bleak future came from the Government’s Kenya National Electrification Strategy released early December 2018 outlaying the country’s ambitious strategy of building 3,000 megawatts (MW) in installed capacity over the next five years.