With solar, Kenya's future can only be bright

Devolution has triggered numerous economic activities in the counties. In particular, energy-intensive activities such as mining, irrigation of large tracts of land and agro-based industry have sprung up, raising the need for more energy.

Aware that the activities in the counties will increase demand for energy, the Government in 2013 proposed a roadmap that would raise installed capacity by 5,000MW (from 1,664.1MW to slightly over 6,700MW by 2016). This ambitious plan is outlined in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum's Investment Prospectus for 2013-2016: Power to Transform Kenya.