Financially sustainable energy access in Kenya

Presented at the African Development Bank’s fifth annual Africa Energy Market Place conference, 27 Oct 2021 Hello everybody, we at TBI engaged with government and non-government stakeholders on identifying priorities for Kenya’s energy sector which have gone into our Country Priority Plan, which I will outline now for sustainable energy access. To better situate us, it’s worth first having a look at the relevant actors in Kenya’s system of electricity provision. Kenya’s Ministry of Energy is the overarching government body responsible for the energy sector. The Ministry is responsible for developing and implementing policies that create an enabling environment for … Continue reading Financially sustainable energy access in Kenya

Full Implementation of Sector Reforms in Kenyan Transmission

Presented at the African Development Bank’s fifth annual Africa Energy Market Place conference, 28 Oct 2021 Hello, everybody, we at TBI engaged with government and non-government stakeholders on identifying priorities and opportunities for implementation of sector reforms for transmission and … Continue reading Full Implementation of Sector Reforms in Kenyan Transmission

Sustainable finance for sustainable power generation in Kenya

Presented at the African Development Bank’s fifth annual Africa Energy Market Place conference, 27 Oct 2021 Hello everybody, we at TBI engaged with government and non-government stakeholders on identifying priorities for Kenya’s energy sector which have gone into our Country … Continue reading Sustainable finance for sustainable power generation in Kenya

Presenting on & moderating a panel on hydropower

Not only are there emissions associated with the construction and decommissioning of hydropower plants and the destruction of carbon sinks, not only are there emissions associated with the methane released from hydrodam reservoirs, but there’s now also backup diesel generation that we need to take into account when hydropower from reservoir lakes fails as a baseload source of energy. Continue reading Presenting on & moderating a panel on hydropower

Climate justice and remembering Paddy Ashdown on his 80th birthday

Ever the military mind, Paddy Ashdown saw climate change playing a hand in resource wars, and saw the Syrian refugee crisis, caused by climate change and lack of water, as the beginning of a worrying trend.

He wanted to see us in less climate-affected nations to accept more climate-displaced people in line with standards of humanity and decency. Continue reading Climate justice and remembering Paddy Ashdown on his 80th birthday