All set for start of the $3.6bn Stiegler’s Gorge power project

Energy minister Medard Kalemani.

What you need to know:

The government has officially handed over the site for the construction of a $3.6 billion (about Sh8.5 trillion in the prevailing exchange rate) Stiegler Gorge hydroelectric dam to an Egypt contractor.

This paves way for the contractor to officially start the job that will avail additional 2,100 Megawatts of electricity to the national grid.