The Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), which was established by the Kenyan government and funded by the World Bank, has chosen d.light to participate in its most recent round. The project’s goal is to close the country’s energy access gap by supplying electricity and clean cooking solutions to isolated and historically underserved regions of the nation that are not connected to the national energy grid.
More than 150,000 people who do not currently have access to electricity or clean cooking solutions will be able to use solar power and clean cooking solutions thanks to d.light. In order to address affordability, d.light’s solar solutions will be offered through its “PayGo” service on an installment plan.
Thirteen counties in the north, east, and south-east of the country—West Pokot, Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, and Taita Taveta—as well as the southwest county of Narok are included in the program’s total coverage of fourteen counties.
“Kenya has achieved sustained economic growth and social development in the last decade or so, and its economy is the largest and most developed in eastern and central Africa,” said Karanja Njoroge, d.light’s Managing Director for Kenya, in response to the news.
However, a large portion of its population still lacks access to power, particularly in rural areas outside of major cities and towns. Additionally, these regions are susceptible to the consequences of climate change, such as desertification and drought.
“D.light commenced operations in Kenya in 2008, making it one of the first African countries to do so.” “Our headquarters for Africa are located in Nairobi. D.light is well-positioned to take part in this most recent initiative to provide clean, safe, renewable energy to the people and communities in rural Kenya that require it thanks to our mix of tried-and-true, industry-leading products, established distribution networks, and our safe “PayGo” payment system.” Ngoroge addeded.
Kenya Vision 2030, the long-term development plan for the nation that was initially introduced by former President Mwai Kibaki in 2008, includes the KOSAP program. The goal of Vision 2030 is to make Kenya an industrialized, wealthy, competitive middle-income nation by 2030 that offers top-notch living conditions to all of its residents in a safe and clean environment.
