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Leadership at the Helm of Kenya’s Renewable Power Champion
KenGen’s executive team brings together deep technical expertise, financial discipline, legal rigour and strategic foresight to steer East Africa’s foremost electricity generator through an era of energy transition, sustainability and growth. Eng Peter Njenga Managing Director and CEO Born in
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KenGen Powering East Africa’s Clean Energy Future
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) stands as East Africa’s leading power producer, entrusted with the mandate to develop, manage and operate the power plants that underpin Kenya’s economic and social life. The company’s vision is to be the market
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2025: When Markets Made Renewables Dispatchable
For years, the energy transition was argued as much on ideology as on engineering. Supporters framed renewables as a moral imperative; critics framed them as an expensive, unreliable add-on that would always need a parallel fleet of fossil backup. In
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Strategic FDI: How Developing Economies Can Attract Investment That Transforms
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remains a cornerstone of development strategies across emerging markets—but quality, not just quantity, determines its impact. A Strategic Approach to FDI Foreign Direct Investment is the largest source of external finance for many developing countries, positioning
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Africa’s $777bn Opportunity: Why Local Capital Must Power the Energy Transition
Africa stands at a critical energy crossroads. Countries must collectively come to terms with a historical lack of access to electricity for a significant portion of the continent’s population, impacting every facet of society and stunting progress and economic activity.
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Sango Capital: Reframing Africa’s Investment Landscape for a New Global Cycle
As global capital seeks diversified growth and risk-adjusted returns, Sango Capital reaffirms Africa’s position as a compelling frontier. From shifting macro fundamentals to digital transformation, the continent is emerging as a strategic anchor for long-term investors—and Sango is leading the
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Project Spark: Powering Southern Africa’s Future Through a Balanced Energy Mix
Namibia’s first gas-to-power plant aims to address the region’s chronic energy shortages through a pragmatic, balanced approach that blends innovation, natural gas, and regional cooperation. Access to reliable electricity is often taken for granted in many developed economies. In Southern
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From Oil Barrels to Algorithms: Why the Gulf’s Digital Future Needs Chief AI Officers
With oil prices projected to plateau or decline in the coming years, Gulf states are accelerating efforts to diversify their economies. Much of this focus has centred on data centres — massive infrastructure projects designed to export cloud capacity powered
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A Bold Shift in the Desert: Saudi Arabia’s $100bn Mining Venture and the Future of Battery Metals
Saudi Arabia is accelerating its economic transformation. In its latest move to reduce reliance on the oil that has long been the backbone of its economy, the Kingdom recently announced a massive mineral exploration project valued at $100 billion. This
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Russian Gas Transit to Europe Discontinued Following Lapse of Ukrainian Agreement
Ukraine has terminated a longstanding transit arrangement that, even amid an active conflict with Moscow since 2022, allowed Russian oil and gas to continue flowing to European markets. By choosing not to renew the deal, Kyiv has cut off a
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