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    "id": 1398903,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398903/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum",
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    "content": "Lunga, where we have the solar plant. If the solar is not there, the batteries can run for three days. The diesel engine only comes on when the batteries go down. We are evaluating for counties like Turkana whether we should move on-grid from Lokichar to Turkana or do an off-grid, which is fairly solid and where a solar or wind plant can run and because of intermittence, the battery system can support for three days. Otherwise, a diesel generator can come. This is in line with Kenya's commitment to 2030 100 per cent green energy. Therefore, by 2030, we need to switch off all diesel engines. We should see some of the pronouncements I am making coming to fruition in 2026, 2027 and 2028. We will continue to work together, but this hybrid system of solar and diesel systems that should run all the time and is supported by batteries. This will remove some of the intermittence that we see today. Therefore, with the battery being a good form of storage for power, we should be able to--- but again, Sen. Chute and Sen. Abass, you have been to my office a few times. We can look at the details of these programmes for those off-grid areas and what we are doing together to support our country."
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