Summary of the National Environment Tribunal (NET) Judgment on the Lamu Coal Power Plant

On 26 June 2019, the National Environment Tribunal (NET) delivered an important judgment revoking an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Licence issued to Amu Power Company Limited by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) for the development of Kenya’s first coal-fired power plant – a 1050MW plant to be located on the seashore of Kwasasi area in Lamu County in Kenya. Attached please find the NET Judgment summary for your perusal.