Kenya's Solar Mini Grid Expansion

Kenya has an ambitious plan to expand access to electricity through mini-grids. The project worth a total of $150 million is expected to receive World Bank Funding starting this month. It will bring electricity to markets, schools, homes and shops in areas that have never been electrified before and further from the national grid.

The World Bank says the project will ensure marginalized areas stretching across 14 countries get access to electricity through mini-grid solar plants.

Kenya is considered one of the best-prepared countries in Africa when it comes to the provision of such solutions. At the moment, there are over 400 registered solar energy companies with more than 300 trained technicians that are recognized by the Energy Regulatory Commission.

Although the project targets marginalized areas with settlements of about 300 to 400 inhabitants, households located in isolated areas will be supplied with home solar systems.

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