Green energy has put Kenya on its way to universal clean power access

Universal access to electricity is essential to our economic development, and Kenya is making huge strides in power generation and getting connected to the grid. According to the World Bank Energy Progress Report 2019, over three quarters of Kenyans currently have access to electricity, and this figure is increasing annually at a rate of 6.4 per cent - faster than all of our East African neighbours. Alongside green energy initiatives, the government is working towards the goal of every citizen having access to electricity by 2022.

In March this year, the President signed the 2019 Energy Act, which set up the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) which replaced the Rural Electrification Authority, and has been restructured to lead Kenya’s push for green energy.