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Slow regulatory approvals slowing down uptake of solar energy

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The cost of building solar power plants has been declining globally but Kenya might not benefit substantially from this trend due to bureaucratic processes that result in projects taking unnecessarily longer initiation before commissioning.

Kenya has an abundance supply of sun and wind, and players have in the past cited the high cost of equipment as the major factor that stood in the way of the country exploiting renewable power sources.

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