Nairobi — Unilever Tea Kenya has announced its intentions to apply for a power generation license.
In a public announcement, the firm said it intends to apply for a license for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy for use within Kericho and Bomet counties.
The application for the license will be made on February 8, 2022.
The electrical power will be generated, transmitted, and distributed from existing power stations to be upgraded at Kimugu and Jamji power stations located in Kericho to serve the company’s installations.
In plans to save energy costs, the firm in May 2019 had a 619 kWp solar plant commissioned in its Kericho farm.
This was through a partnership between Unilever and CrossBoundary Energy which saw the first on-site solar installation for a Unilever facility in Sub-Saharan Africa.
CrossBoundary Energy sold power from the solar plant to Unilever via an innovative 15-year power purchase agreement.