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Clean energy boosts Kenya's global position

Solar - the fastest growing source of clean electricity - hit a tenth of global electricity last year. [iStockphoto]

State and private sector initiatives have boosted Kenya's global position in the development of renewable energy in wind and solar over the last 20 years.

New data by not-for-profit think tank Ember in its third annual "Global Electricity Review" for 2022 shows wind and solar - the fastest growing sources of clean electricity - hit a tenth of global electricity last year.

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