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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:53 PM

Published 07/01/2009 by AFP via Yahoo!


Kenya unveils renewable energy drive

NAIROBI (AFP) Kenya on Wednesday unveiled extensive plans to invest in renewable energy, including free distribution of one million energy-saving light bulbs in exchange for ordinary bulbs.

The measures announced by Prime Minister Raila Odinga also include subsidising the price...

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...and households. "The free distribution of energy-saving bulbs is expected to save 49 megawatts of power" Odinga said after an...
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