{"id":7049,"date":"2019-11-12T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T08:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=7049"},"modified":"2019-11-14T13:27:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T08:27:44","slug":"no-water-no-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=7049","title":{"rendered":"No Water, No Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drought in Kenya and neighboring countries became so severe earlier this year that the government of Kenya\u00a0declared\u00a0a national disaster. Already, the effects have been devastating: Food production dropped, leaving\u00a0more than 2.6 million\u00a0people without access to sufficient food. Some villagers have\u00a0lost 40 percent of their livestock.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Water stress looms over electricity generation.<\/p><\/div>\n

Amidst the human tragedy of this drought, an unexpected actor faced shutdowns and economic losses due to water scarcity: the power sector. Almost 70 percent of Kenya’s electricity is generated by two water-dependent sources: hydropower and fossil fuels. According to\u00a0Business Daily, the drought has caused Kenya’s reserve energy margin\u2014the amount of energy needed to meet peak demands\u2014 to drop to 4.4 percent, far lower than the recommended 15 percent needed to minimize risk of blackouts.<\/p>\n

Kenya isn’t the only country whose electricity supplies have been impacted by scarce water:\u00a0In 2016\u00a0India’s coal power sector\u2014which is highly dependent on water for cooling\u2014suffered profit losses of, at minimum, $350 million due to severe drought.<\/p>\n

As energy demand from industrial and domestic uses increases and water availability decreases, the energy industry in Kenya, India and other water-stressed locations around the world face increased business risks.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.wri.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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