{"id":45313,"date":"2016-05-20T17:25:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=45313"},"modified":"2016-05-20T17:25:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:25:33","slug":"uk-kenya-sign-mou-renewable-energy-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/uk-kenya-sign-mou-renewable-energy-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"UK &amp; Kenya Sign MoU For Renewable Energy Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Kenya to strengthen cooperation in the renewable energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world-location-news\/uk-and-kenya-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-for-renewable-energy-cooperation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK press information<\/a>, the MoU is intended to \u00a0&#8220;&#8230;promote opportunities for private sector trade and investment by the UK in Kenya\u2019s renewable energy sector.&#8221;\u00a0The document was signed on behalf of the respective Governments by British High Commissioner Nic Hailey and Cabinet Secretary of Treasury Hon. Henry Rotich.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the MoU, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has also affirmed its interest in considering requests for export financing or insurance for eligible renewable energy projects in Kenya, drawing on a risk appetite of up to at least \u00a3250m (approx. 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Other positive outcomes are anticipated following this MoU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>&#8220;The MoU will promote opportunities for private sector trade and investment by the UK in Kenya\u2019s renewable energy sector. As part of the MoU, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has also affirmed its interest in considering requests for export financing or insurance for eligible renewable energy projects in Kenya, drawing on a risk appetite of up to at least \u00a3250m (approx. Ksh 36b).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following the signature at Treasury, Mr.\u00a0Hailey said,\u00a0\u201cThe UK and Kenya are leaders in renewable energy, clean technology and innovation. Kenya has one of the most active renewable energy sectors in Africa, and the UK is a global leader in many of the sectors for which Kenya has greatest demand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Kenya and UK flags via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/cat.mhtml?lang=en&amp;language=en&amp;ref_site=photo&amp;search_source=search_form&amp;version=llv1&amp;anyorall=all&amp;safesearch=1&amp;use_local_boost=1&amp;autocomplete_id=&amp;searchterm=Kenya%20and%20UK%20flags&amp;show_color_wheel=1&amp;orient=&amp;commercial_ok=&amp;media_type=images&amp;search_cat=&amp;searchtermx=&amp;photographer_name=&amp;people_gender=&amp;people_age=&amp;people_ethnicity=&amp;people_number=&amp;color=&amp;page=1&amp;inline=96565834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sutterstock<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Kenya to strengthen cooperation in the renewable energy sector. 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