State’s clean energy drive gets Sh4.7b WB boost

Energy Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge has said the three agencies would implement the project in four components over a five-year period. [Standard]

The Government has set up a $47 million (Sh4.7 billion) kitty in partnership with the World Bank to fast-track the uptake of viable solar and clean cooking solutions.

Through the Kenya-Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), the State hopes to increase the private sector’s participation in connecting 1.1 million people in 14 marginalised counties.