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Kenya stands to save about Sh2.2 billion monthly. This is as the country shifts the bulk of it's power generation towards renewable energy, cutting reliance on traditional hydroelectric power generation.
According to the State-owned generation firm, Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd (KenGen), the country has seen electricity generation from geothermal and wind sources increase three fold in the past one year. "In January this year, the total generation was 638gigawatt hours and out of that, geothermal power contributed 48 per cent of this generation with hydroelectric power contributing 43 per cent," explained KenGen Chief Executive Albert Mugo.
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