Kenya: Mombasa Cement plans to build a 10MW captive power plant at its Vipingo plant in Kilifi County to reduce energy costs and reliance on the national grid. The US$6.5m project will use circulating fluidised bed combustion technology to generate power from a hybrid mix of bituminous coal, cashew nut shells, wood chips and briquets, according to local press.
According to regulatory filings, the power plant will be located within the company’s existing cement complex and supply electricity directly to its production lines to ensure stable energy supply.
On 2 October 2025, Equator Energy commissioned a 10MW solar power plant at the same facility.
