Kenya
The new project will explore practices to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at each stage in the tea value chain
The route of the virtual experience is around Lake Naivasha in Kenya, where WasteAid is working with local partners to improve waste collection and recycling
Winning projects include solar farms in Kenya, geothermal power stations in Ethiopia and battery storage across sub-Saharan Africa
The businesses aim to expand access to renewable power and tackle unsustainable battery waste by repurposing old battery packs
The bond has been certified as green by the UK Climate Bonds Initiative due to its expected contribution to reducing carbon emissions
The Radiant and Eldosol solar farms will have a total capacity of 80MW and reduce carbon emissions by 106,000 tonnes annually
The consortium behind the project claims the facility now makes up around 17% of the country’s installed capacity
It is the Department for International Development’s largest single direct climate investment in the continent
It will provide clean electricity to the Malindi region in South East Kenya, which currently struggles with regular power shortages
The potential for one or both projects to take part in a power purchase agreement (PPA) pilot is being explored
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