But business within the town - 380 km north of Nairobi - booms after the commissioning of a Caterpillar generating unit in May 2005 with other units commissioned in 1996.

Researchers take a keen look at bioenergy production from a developing country perspective

Power generation company YorPower has already seen an increase in Web traffic since updating its website recently.

Shell recently announced it has agreed to divest the majority of its shareholding in most of its downstream businesses in Africa to Vitol and Helios Investment Partners for a total consideration of some $1bn.

Green Fuel, a company operating in Zimbabwe is reported to be
establishing a billion dollar ethanol plant to be one of the biggest
in Africa.