Lamu 981.75MW coal power plant

Overview:

• Lamu 981.75MW coal power plant.
• Amu Power Company, a company owned by a consortium made up of Centrum Investments, Gulf Energy and Sichuan Electric Power Design and Consulting Company, is developing the project in the Kwasasi area.
• Construction had been expected to begin in 2015 but the project has faced a number of challenges from the local community primarily for environmental reasons. 
• The project was finally given regulatory approval in January 2017 by the Kenyan Energy Regulatory Commission though it still faces court challenges,
• CfC Stanbic Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China are providing financing for the plant. 

Rani Mehta - Journalist