This review focuses on four major aspects of solar electrification in Kenya: (i) the opportunities available for solar electrification (ii) the main barriers encountered in solar electrification (iii) government policies governing solar energy and (iv) the future panorama of solar energy space.
The Kenya geographical conditions, solar energy profile and rural electrification programme discussed. Net metering coupled with smart monitoring suggested as the best option. Opportunities and constrains in the solar energy space in Kenya reviewed and the policy recommendations provided.
Kenya’s government plans to build 137 solar minigrids across remote locations in the East African country. The project received $150 million in funding from the World Bank. The Kenyan Government, in partnership with the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), is developing 137 solar minigrids svtodd 12 of the country’s 14 counties.
The government of Kenya has pointed “high capital costs’’ of solar PV as the biggest hurdle to PV deployment and does not include solar PV as a primary technology in the most recent long-term power system plan which covers the period from 2011 to 2031 , .
In addition, the Kenyan government have the greatest opportunity to provide suitable regulatory frameworks that enable provisions for tax exemptions on solar energy related equipment to increase solar energy market opportunities and improve the overall off-grid electricity access for both urban poor and remote rural areas in the country.
According to Renewable Energy Network report, the major hurdle slowing down development of large-scale solar projects in Kenya is insufficient subsidy . The government of Kenya offers various tax exemptions in order to boost investment in the energy sector with an objective of reducing the cost of energy.
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Kenya''s government plans to build 137 solar minigrids across remote locations in the East African country. The project received $150 million in funding from the World Bank.
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Kenya''s government plans to build 137 solar minigrids across remote locations in the East African country. The project received $150 million in funding from the World Bank.
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