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By FAITH NYAMAI
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SUMMARY
Jimbo la tana river kumia kuni za mti huu kuzalisha nguvu za umeme baada ya jimbo la baringo kule bonde la ufa!!!
The Tana River county government is engaging investors to start using the "mathenge" plant, known by the scientific name prosopis juliflora, to generate electricity.
Speaking to the Nation, Governor Hussein Dado said residents have been using the tree which has since scattered across the country to make charcoal but the county has found out that it can be used to generate electricity.
“We have engaged several researchers and have discovered that the tree can be used to generate hundreds of megawatts,” he said.
The process of generating electricity will involve cutting the tree into chips, drying them and burning them at high temperatures under controlled amounts of oxygen.
The gas emitted will be used to run generators that will in turn produce electricity.
cummings baringo plant
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SUMMARY
- Tana River County residents have been using the mathenge plant, which has since spread across the country, to make charcoal.
- The plant, scientifically known as prosopis juliflora, was introduced more than 30 years ago in dryland areas of Tana River.
- The county government has been taking management control measures but the plant has been difficult to eliminate due to its invasive nature.
- ECONOMY & POLITICS
Jimbo la tana river kumia kuni za mti huu kuzalisha nguvu za umeme baada ya jimbo la baringo kule bonde la ufa!!!
The Tana River county government is engaging investors to start using the "mathenge" plant, known by the scientific name prosopis juliflora, to generate electricity.
Speaking to the Nation, Governor Hussein Dado said residents have been using the tree which has since scattered across the country to make charcoal but the county has found out that it can be used to generate electricity.
“We have engaged several researchers and have discovered that the tree can be used to generate hundreds of megawatts,” he said.
The process of generating electricity will involve cutting the tree into chips, drying them and burning them at high temperatures under controlled amounts of oxygen.
The gas emitted will be used to run generators that will in turn produce electricity.
cummings baringo plant
