The Lamu Coal Plant: Your thoughts?

[ntash]

It makes no sense to go the coal way. Then in a decade invest in coal. We have a nuclear energy board. Why not focus on nuclear energy only. Because we have coal it doesn’t mean we have to pass all stages the developed countries passed in their part to 1st world status.

Coz of them we can skip a few.

[spear]

@GERALD9949

What potential are you talking about??
Have you checked the tariffs for Solar power???They are by far the highest of all save for Diesel energy!!! Unless you want us to go back to 2009 electricity tarrifs of 0.20 per kilowatt-hour, Solar will never ever be a viable form of energy for large scale use so long as it is the silicon based solar panels that we have today.
And the Sun does not shine at night, which happens to be the time peak power consumption takes place!!
Same to Wind.In fact, Sub Saharan Africa as a whole has few major wind spots. Kenya is actually one of the few with good wind sites on the continent where wind blows all year around. Much of Sub-Saharan Africa is a doldrum, and if you want good wind sites, maybe the deserts like the Sahara, and even there, there is a three month period during which the wind speeds fall off(I am basing this on the Tarfaya wind farm in Morocco whose 310 MW capacity drops to around 70MW in the winter months) The best wind sites are in the far North, around the Arctic and stormy seas like the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay in Europe where offshore wind farms actually exist.
Renewable energy will never, ever be a replacement for the rest.There is a reason why not a single country depends on renewable energy 100% of the time. There are plenty that depend on fossils and nuclear 100% of the time though.
In Kenya, even Lake Turkana Wind Power will rely on Geothermal to replace it when the wind goes down.
These delusions about solar and wind should stop. In this country, we should focus on Nuclear and Geothermal, especially since Nuclear is THE SAFEST form of energy on the planet(Yes it is, 3 accidents in over 70 years is a record unmatched by any other form of energy generation) and that new designs like pebble bed technology will make it impossible for a Fukushima style accident from ever happening and at the same time, molten salt reactors that use less water will make it possible to locate such plants far from water bodies.
Geothermal is also the only renewable that works close to 90% of the time and delivers consistent power, which is why we should maximise on our potential.

Thank you so much for this post.

[The.Black.Templar]

@GERALD9949

What potential are you talking about??
Have you checked the tariffs for Solar power???They are by far the highest of all save for Diesel energy!!! Unless you want us to go back to 2009 electricity tarrifs of 0.20 per kilowatt-hour, Solar will never ever be a viable form of energy for large scale use so long as it is the silicon based solar panels that we have today.
And the Sun does not shine at night, which happens to be the time peak power consumption takes place!!
Same to Wind.In fact, Sub Saharan Africa as a whole has few major wind spots. Kenya is actually one of the few with good wind sites on the continent where wind blows all year around. Much of Sub-Saharan Africa is a doldrum, and if you want good wind sites, maybe the deserts like the Sahara, and even there, there is a three month period during which the wind speeds fall off(I am basing this on the Tarfaya wind farm in Morocco whose 310 MW capacity drops to around 70MW in the winter months) The best wind sites are in the far North, around the Arctic and stormy seas like the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay in Europe where offshore wind farms actually exist.
Renewable energy will never, ever be a replacement for the rest.There is a reason why not a single country depends on renewable energy 100% of the time. There are plenty that depend on fossils and nuclear 100% of the time though.
In Kenya, even Lake Turkana Wind Power will rely on Geothermal to replace it when the wind goes down.
These delusions about solar and wind should stop. In this country, we should focus on Nuclear and Geothermal, especially since Nuclear is THE SAFEST form of energy on the planet(Yes it is, 3 accidents in over 70 years is a record unmatched by any other form of energy generation) and that new designs like pebble bed technology will make it impossible for a Fukushima style accident from ever happening and at the same time, molten salt reactors that use less water will make it possible to locate such plants far from water bodies.
Geothermal is also the only renewable that works close to 90% of the time and delivers consistent power, which is why we should maximise on our potential.

wololololo, the amount of new knowledge here…Teach us master, teach us your ways!

[kwido]

@GERALD9949

What potential are you talking about??
Have you checked the tariffs for Solar power???They are by far the highest of all save for Diesel energy!!! Unless you want us to go back to 2009 electricity tarrifs of 0.20 per kilowatt-hour, Solar will never ever be a viable form of energy for large scale use so long as it is the silicon based solar panels that we have today.
And the Sun does not shine at night, which happens to be the time peak power consumption takes place!!
Same to Wind.In fact, Sub Saharan Africa as a whole has few major wind spots. Kenya is actually one of the few with good wind sites on the continent where wind blows all year around. Much of Sub-Saharan Africa is a doldrum, and if you want good wind sites, maybe the deserts like the Sahara, and even there, there is a three month period during which the wind speeds fall off(I am basing this on the Tarfaya wind farm in Morocco whose 310 MW capacity drops to around 70MW in the winter months) The best wind sites are in the far North, around the Arctic and stormy seas like the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay in Europe where offshore wind farms actually exist.
Renewable energy will never, ever be a replacement for the rest.There is a reason why not a single country depends on renewable energy 100% of the time. There are plenty that depend on fossils and nuclear 100% of the time though.
In Kenya, even Lake Turkana Wind Power will rely on Geothermal to replace it when the wind goes down.
These delusions about solar and wind should stop. In this country, we should focus on Nuclear and Geothermal, especially since Nuclear is THE SAFEST form of energy on the planet(Yes it is, 3 accidents in over 70 years is a record unmatched by any other form of energy generation) and that new designs like pebble bed technology will make it impossible for a Fukushima style accident from ever happening and at the same time, molten salt reactors that use less water will make it possible to locate such plants far from water bodies.
Geothermal is also the only renewable that works close to 90% of the time and delivers consistent power, which is why we should maximise on our potential.

@Deorro Ebu promote hii jamaa to VE na si tafadhali…this is the info that we should be readin here si story za akina @coldpilsner and @jaymoh eti kati ya NASWA na JUBILEE who can panua wider…nkt!