A tenderpreneur is a person or official or politician in government who uses their political power and influence to secure government tenders and contracts.
Tenderpreneur is a portmanteau of “tender” and “entrepreneur”. It is a South African lexicon which is now popularly used in Kenya.
Possible tenderpreneuring in the Kenya energy sector are:
Olkaria Geothermal
RentCo East Africa Limited versus OJSC Power Machines of Russia
RentCo East Africa Limited, which tendered jointly with Lantech and Toshiba, was awarded the Sh20 billion contract to build a 50 MW geothermal power plant at Olkaria in Nakuru County, much to the surprise of other bidders.
OJSC Power Machines of Russia appealed to the Public Procurement Oversight Board. The company, claims it had the best bid.
Lamu Coal
Gulf Energy/Centum consortium versus Hebei Construction Investment Group
The Gulf Energy/Centum consortium brings together Centum Investment, CHD Power Plant Operation Company, Sichuan Electric Power Design and Consulting and Sichuan Electric Power Construction Company. They were awarded a tender for 1,000 MW coal power project in Lamu. The cost of the project is expected to be US$2 billion.
The tender award stirred controversy prompting Hebei Construction Investment Group which led another consortium bidding for the project to appeal against the Ministry of Energy’s decision citing irregularities
Gulf Energy/Centum team were later awarded the Lamu coal power deal
Kenya's Energy Future 