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Kenya seeks investors to build coal, natural gas power plants

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry Of Energy and Petroleum , Davis Chirchir. The current power system was designed for supply to homes and not industry.

By JACKSON OKOTH

Kenya has invited bids from investors for the development of two power plants with a combined output of up to 1,800 megawatts (MW) from coal and natural gas, according to details from Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.

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