Episode 98: Going Green
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Episode 98: Going Green
At the Paris Peace Forum in November 2018, Uhuru Kenyatta committed to Kenya’s transition to 100% green energy by 2020, noting that green energy made up 70% of Kenya’s installed electric capacity at the time. According to the Ministry of Energy, as at December 2018, Kenya had achieved 75% household access to electricity, through both on-grid and off-grid solutions, and we plan to achieve universal access to electricity by 2022.
We’re joined by Anne Wambugu, an electrical engineer working in the renewable energy sector, to discuss Kenya’s current state electricity-wise, what it means for Kenya to go green, and the possibilities that lie ahead. Press play!
NOTE:
- The targeted installed capacity by the year 2030 is 7,213.88 MW, not 26,000 MW.
- Where Anne says people who have low usage of electricity averaging about KES 300 per day, she meant to say KES 300 per month.
Resources
[Updated] Least Cost Power Development Plan
Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project [All Downloads]
Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project: Vulnerable & Marginalized Groups Framework
Kenya Electricity System Improvement Project: Environmental & Social Management Framework
Kenya Electricity Modernization Project
Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report: Semi-Annual Sales and Impact Data
Renewables 2018: Global Status Report
Development of Kenya’s power sector: 2015-2020
Kenya Power Sh4.8bn diesel order signals long wait for cheap electricity
Eyes on ERC as wind surpasses diesel electricity
Ending 3 thermal power plants to cost Sh 9 billion
Kenya Launches Ambitious Plan to Provide Electricity to All Citizens by 2022
Off-grid solar power comes of age in Kenya
Market for the integration of smaller wind turbines in minigrids in Kenya
Off-grid solutions cure for power deficit in Kenya
Kenya is aiming to be powered entirely by green energy by 2020