Energy

Africa needs an informed approach to tap opportunities and navigate challenges in the global carbon market

The global carbon market is growing at a rapid rate and is currently valued at about $909 billion, almost a trillion dollars. Due to the lucrative nature of the market, African countries are angling themselves for a bite of the cherry. As the continent primes and positions itself to tap into this lucrative resource bank, […]...

16 Oct 2023

World Road Congress: Electromobility is the way to go in the decarbonisation agenda

In the heart of Prague, the World Road Congress 2023 brought together the world’s foremost minds in transportation and infrastructure. This gathering of experts delved into the ever-evolving lan...

9 Oct 2023

Plastic Credits: A promising solution for a sustainable and plastic-free future

Plastic waste pollution is steadily increasing, with an overwhelming amount of research showing that the human population generates over 400 million tonnes of plastic each year and that this figure is...

18 Sep 2023

Africa’s potential gains for climate as AU joins the G20 Global Biofuel Alliance

The G20 Summit was recently concluded with its members including the African Union meeting in India’s capital city New Delhi. The climax of this year’s G20 Summit was the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ ...

14 Aug 2023

Vellum Green: Kenya’s ‘Green Army’ initiative to advance tree planting and ecosystem restoration

To address environmental challenges and advance sustainable forestry practices, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry has launched an ambitious endeavour called the ‘G...

29 May 2023

Dangote’s New Refinery in Nigeria and Kenya’s Quest for Energy Independence

In a significant development this week, Aliko Dangote, a prominent Nigerian businessman, inaugurated Africa’s largest petroleum refinery. With a daily processing capacity of 65,000 barrels of pe...

29 May 2023

Rethinking energy in the wake of climate change and sustainability

Earlier this month the High Court in London dismissed a climate-based lawsuit against the Board of Directors of Shell company for failure to act responsibly in strengthening the company’s energy tra...

15 May 2023

Unveiling the Economic Ramifications: The Impact of 16% VAT on Fuel and Fuel Products

The recent proposal to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on petroleum from a rate of 8% to 16%, is bound to impact fuel prices and is poised to reverberate across various sectors of the econo...

5 Aug 2022

Towards net-zero: The shift to electric mobility in Kenya is gaining momentum

The announcement by Kenya Power to start building charging ports for electric vehicles has renewed the conversation on e-mobility in Kenya. Beginning next month, Kenya Power is set to commence the con...

24 Jun 2022

Fuel subsidy: Why scrapping it is not as easy as it sounds

The Covid-19 pandemic led to the sabotage of the global supply chain hence hiking of fuel prices. This in return led to the spiral effect spilling to other sectors of the economy thus pushing up...

10 Jun 2022

MPs want the Government to offer Kshs 15 Billion to fund the Fuel Subsidy programme

Kenyans can now smile as the Legislatures have moved to forestall a looming economic crisis by adding the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining Kshs 15 billion to fund the fuel subsidy programme. The skyro...