NAM NEWS NETWORK Mar 21st, 2010
NAIROBI, March 21 (NNN-AFROLNEWS) — As coal power stations are demolished, due to environmental damages, in many countries, they are being offered as a “cheap energy supply” for Africa. But specialists warn this will be expensive in the long run, especially as fresh funds are available for renewable energies.
Achim Steiner, leader of the UN’s Kenya-based environmental agency UNEP, at a speech in Nairobi warned governments of Kenya and other African countries not to invest in coal power plants.
NAIROBI, March 21 (NNN-AFROLNEWS) — As coal power stations are demolished, due to environmental damages, in many countries, they are being offered as a “cheap energy supply” for Africa. But specialists warn this will be expensive in the long run, especially as fresh funds are available for renewable energies.
Achim Steiner, leader of the UN’s Kenya-based environmental agency UNEP, at a speech in Nairobi warned governments of Kenya and other African countries not to invest in coal power plants.
Kenya, like most other African countries, is desperate to improve its energy production and supplies. Mr Steiner advised governments to make well-founded strategy decisions before investing in new energy infrastructures. The question was whether to buy diesel or coal-fired power stations, or rather “pursue a clean and high tech route.”
Source: http://news.brunei.fm/2010/03/21/unep-africa-advised-against-coal-power/
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