CS Kagwe Afichua Mpango wa Kubadilisha Viwanda vya Sukari Kuwa Vituo vya Umeme

Waziri wa Kilimo Mutahi Kagwe ameelezea mipango ya kugeuza viwanda vya sukari nchini Kenya kuwa wazalishaji wakuu wa umeme kwa kutumia bagasse. Mpango huu unalenga kuimarisha gridi ya taifa na kutoa mapato mapya kwa sekta hiyo.

Katika Kampuni ya West Valley Sugar, mfumo wa cogeneration sasa unazalisha megawati tano za umeme kutokana na asilimia thelathini ya bagasse inayopatikana. Ikiwa itatumika kikamilifu, uzalishaji unaweza kufikia megawati kumi na tano.

Kagwe alisema, "West Valley inazalisha megawati tano za umeme kwa sehemu ndogo ya bagasse yake. Ikiwa kiwanda kitafanya kazi kwa uwezo kamili, kinaweza kuzalisha hadi megawati kumi na tano." Alitoa wito kwa Waziri wa Nishati Opiyo Wandayi kuharakisha mifumo itakayoruhusu viwanda kuuza umeme wa ziada kwenye gridi ya taifa.

Naibu Rais Kithure Kindiki alisisitiza mapema mwelekeo wa serikali kuhusu thamani ya bidhaa za kilimo na uzalishaji wa ethanol. Kenya pia inapanua uzalishaji wa biofuel ili kupunguza utegemezi wa mafuta ya kigeni, huku uzalishaji wa sukari ukiongezeka kwa asilimia ishirini na mbili baada ya kukodisha viwanda.

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