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Kenya Court Halts Building of Coal Plant on Coast

Rael Ombuor

   NAIROBI - A Kenyan court has halted construction of what would be the
   country's first coal plant. The National Environment Tribunal found the
   process of awarding a license for the plant was irregular and lacked
   effective public participation. Environmentalists had gone to court
   opposing the plant, which they said is unnecessary.

   The plan to build a coal-burning power plant in Lamu County on the
   Kenyan coast hit a snag Tuesday when the court ordered a fresh
   environmental impact assessment study on the project.

   Judges effectively blocked the decision by Kenya's Environmental
   Management Authority to issue a license to the Amu Power Company, which
   wants to build the 150 megawatt plant.

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