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Visiting German Vice Chancellor Dr Robert Habeck (C) joins senior government officers and a high powered delegation of investors in a tour of the geothermal rich area of Olkaria, Naivasha on 2nd December 2024. He said that Germany would support the country in its expertise in production of geothermal and solar energy. [Photo, Antony Gitonga]
Kenya's electricity imports from neighbouring countries have continued to rise despite the availability of geothermal energy, which is considered cheap and readily available.
According to the 20204-25 report from Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra), the imports rose by over 79 per cent in the last year from Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania.
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