Micropower for Kenyan Villages. James Njoroge.
by Njoroge, James; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 67Environment. Publisher: Appropriate Technology, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Electric power production | Electricity | Kenya -- Politics and government | Microhydropower units | Power resources -- Africa | Rural development | Rural electrification | Water-powerDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Life in the village of Kathamba, located 250 kilometres east of Nairobi, has changed, remarkably. Kathamba is no longer a typical rural outpost, where such services as water and electricity are hard to come by. Blaring music, a chain of salons and barbershops are now common features in this dusty village, where agriculture is the villagers' mainstay." (APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY) This article profiles the Kirinyaga Pico-power Scheme, a project in which "residents of Kathamba are among the first beneficiaries of hydro-electricity generated from rivers and streams."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Micropower for Kenyan Villages, March 2003; pp. 60-61.
"Life in the village of Kathamba, located 250 kilometres east of Nairobi, has changed, remarkably. Kathamba is no longer a typical rural outpost, where such services as water and electricity are hard to come by. Blaring music, a chain of salons and barbershops are now common features in this dusty village, where agriculture is the villagers' mainstay." (APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY) This article profiles the Kirinyaga Pico-power Scheme, a project in which "residents of Kathamba are among the first beneficiaries of hydro-electricity generated from rivers and streams."
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