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By Kelvin Musyoki My journey to the energy space might have started when I stumbled upon a proposed final year project on renewable energy. I was an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student almost bolting out of campus with a desire to practice Mechanical Engineering. I was prepared to crown…
By Catherine Njeri My debut into the energy space didn’t start with YEEP (Youth in Energy Empowerment Program), but with my Undergrad in Energy Technology. Admittedly, I got into it for all the wrong reasons, chief among them being that I wouldn’t have a lot of classmates to contend with, which…
By Irvine Koech A KPLC smart meter is designed to communicate with Kenya’s Power National Contact Centre through a remote communication channel (facilitated by an antenna attached to the meter). It was introduced to help the utility provider offer more accurate billing services to its customers.…
By Eleen Korir The decoration of gypsum has been a trend for the past few years. The most popular decoration are the chandelier, downlights and snake lights. Chandeliers and down lights are usually installed in hallways, living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms. Snake lights are in most cases…
By Ruth Carol Atieno Peter Drucker said, “You can't manage what you can't measure.” When we install real time monitors the end goal here is to measure and take control of our energy consumption. A real time energy monitor allows you to see your energy consumption in real time. Identify how much…
By Emily Gitonga “We only have one planet so take good care of it.” “The world will get to neutrality if we all take part in identifying areas, we can reduce our carbon footprint.” These are some of the phrases we find and hear from different digital platforms that share information on the…
Truth Be Told! By Irvine Koech We don’t care much about things that are readily available, and often unseen. Despite its numerous applications, compressed air is one of those utilities that we don’t give much thought to. The air that goes into our car tires or packets of crisps is not stored in…
By Chris Mbori If you have been in the energy space, you will not miss coming across the phrase “the money is in the projects” So many Energy professionals are thus very eager to get energy efficiency projects implemented. Very few of them however, ever get implemented especially after the energy…
By Chris Mbori For a very long time, I used to associate project commissioning to the “ribbon cutting” opening event ceremony that marks the official opening of a site. And as much as that could be part of the commissioning process, the term commissioning involves much more than that.…
By Linda Manyala Regional and global partnership development is necessary to drive the strategic goals in business and key factors enabling entry of products and services into new markets. For the energy sector in Kenya and Sub-saharan Africa, the development of partnerships is a component…
By Carolyne Gathuru The World Energy Day 2022 theme around which the different WED activities are aligned is “Empowering Energy independence in Africa: Enabling Rural &Urban Renewable Energy Awareness, Access, and Affordability” It is a subject matter whose time is due and around which discussions…
Fortunately, a Solar PV system does not contain any moving parts which means maintenance of the same will not be as difficult. Today we will explore some of the best practices for maintenances and operation of Solar PV systems.
By Linet Njeri I did a brief stint in the manufacturing sector as a brand manager. I was surprised one day to hear some banter between fellow brand managers on how pleased they were to see litter of their brand. For them, it was an indication that people were buying and using their brand as [...]
By Monica Ngage Financial managers play a key role in any organization. This revolves around allocating the scarce resources among many competing needs of to enable the organization run well. Basically they oversee the financial health of an organization by monitoring cash flows, managing expenses…
By Martin Ochieng Measurement and Verification (M&V) of energy efficiency and improvement projects is a crucial tool developed by energy professionals towards verifying the effect of efficiency and improvement projects. This process is data intensive and aims towards ensuring investor and…
By Linda Manyala The implementation of Energy Conservation Measures (ECM’s) as a means of improving energy efficiency in Kenya has been an uphill journey for most facilities due to the financial constraint and lack of resources limiting the ability to implement the recommendations provided in…
BY ELEEN KORIR Clean cooking involves the use of fuels that does not cause indoor air pollution and whose emissions meet the WHO guidelines mainly at the point if use. Some of the options that are clean at point-of-use include electricity, gas, ethanol, solar, and the highest performing biomass…
BY KAREN THURANIRA What is an ESCO and how does it work? An Energy service company (ESCO) is an organization that develops, designs, builds, and arranges financing for projects that save energy, reduce energy costs, and decrease operations and maintenance costs at their client’s facilities. After…
BY RUTH CAROL ATIENO The youth of today will be the champions of tomorrow. We must involve them fully in the march towards a cleaner and greener planet. The good thing is that the youth in the energy sector these days are very eager and willing to be informed and to be involved. The question [...]
BY EMILY GITONGA For the longest time industries have been celebrated for making great impact in the energy industry, however specific individual recognition has not been embraced much. World Energy Day Foundation has taken the initiative to incorporate the recognition and celebration of energy…
By Cindy Muriithi Favored and blessed to take part of Youth in Energy Empowerment Program the experience so far is nothing short of awesome. I went back to the basics of thermal and electrical systems whose usage of electrical power is very high and are always in operation in most industries. The…
By Sephan Ogola Finally it came to our view, just across the railway line lay an ancient looking building with the words Tamuwa boldly painted across its wall by the black gate. Few kilometers behind it lay a breathtaking view of an imposing array of hills which I would later learn are called the…
By Emily Gitonga Sustainable development goals highlight the need for the Inclusion of all vulnerable groups including persons with disabilities. Inclusion should involve all sectors of the economy to ensure that no one is left behind in the development agenda. Persons with disabilities (PWDs)…
INTO THE DEEP-END. READY, SET…SWIM! By Richard Ojunga If we were all born with fins like most water dwellers, then we’d probably have an easier time navigating through water. Unless there is a fish out there reading this, finding yourself alone in the middle of a bottomless mass of water…
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