Kenya gears up for tests on planned natural gas plant

Kenya is set to test the commercial viability of a planned 1,200 MW liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Dongo Kundu, Mombasa, under a public-private partnership. The project aims to reduce Kenya Power's reliance on expensive and polluting thermal plants, with a target of delivering 300 MW this year. The country has signed an agreement with Tanzania to build a pipeline to evacuate LNG to the port of Mombasa.