Kenya SGR using 38 million litres of diesel annually
Posted: 26 Mar 2023, 06:38
Kenya's SGR trains using 38 million litres of diesel annually
One of the many mistakes made with the SGR was the failure to electrify it. Kenya has huge potential to produce carbon-free electricity from geothermal sources, and also to buy hydroelectricity from Uganda and Ethiopia.A disclosure by the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) revealed that it requires over 38 million litres of automotive diesel to keep locomotives running on the SGR for a year...