Universal electricity access is a prerequisite for inclusive development

Kenya Power staff repair a power line in Migori town.[File, Standard]

In 2003, the proportion of the Kenyan population with access to electricity was approximately 24.5 percent, with only 6.9 percent of the rural population having access to power. By 2023, Kenya had significantly expanded electricity access with about 75 percent of households now connected, driven by grid and off-grid renewable solutions, enabling Kenya to be on course to achieve 100 percent universal access by 2030.

In line with Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), universal access to electricity is no longer a peripheral development ambition but a core social and economic right. This principle commits countries to ensure that access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy is available to all, regardless of their location.