Oserian Development named best renewable energy company in Kenya

Flower producer Oserian Development in Kenya has been named the country’s best renewable energy company, as reported by Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). This boosts the company’s goal of creating a carbon-free environment by 2020. Investment in geothermal energy to power operations, use of electric tugs (cars) to transport flowers and use of sheep to mow grass are among initiatives that have seen Naivasha-based flower farm Oserian Development Company crowned winner in the Renewable Energy category of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Energy Management Awards (EMA) 2019. Investment in geothermal energy to power operations, use of electric tugs (cars) to transport flowers and use of sheep to mow grass are among initiatives that have seen Naivasha-based flower farm Oserian Development Company crowned winner in the Renewable Energy category of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Energy Management Awards (EMA) 2019. Since the flower farm embraced heating of greenhouses with geothermal energy in 2001, it has remained the only in Africa and among the largest in the world, to use geothermal energy in flower production. Oserian runs the world’s largest geothermally heated greenhouse and flower pack house.