Solar

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with Kenya, Denmark, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates founded a new partnership on Monday, 4 September 2023, pledging to increase renewable …

At The Africa Climate Summit, Kenya Leads A Historic Initiative For Renewable Energy Read More

Kenya generates more than 70% of its energy from renewable sources like geothermal, hydro and wind energy, with the solar energy sector becoming attractive for industrial and home use. The …

Kenya Promotes Increased Reliance on Renewable Energy in Africa Read More

The dusty town of Naivasha sits within the Great Rift Valley, where the African continent is being divided into 2. About 90 km northwest of Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi, …

Kenya Is Helping Its Neighbours Develop Geothermal Energy Read More

Ethiopia and China in June launched a joint research and extension center supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to fast-track renewable energy development in Ethiopia. The Joint Research …

Ethiopia, China Launch UNDP-Supported Joint Renewable Energy Research, Extension Center Read More

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa declared last month that Tanzania’s transition to clean energy was among key issues on the national agenda. Mr Majaliwa’s statement come a day after Tanzania Electric …

Government’s Clean Energy Vow as Contract For 150MW Solar Project Is Signed Read More

Africa-focused solar home systems provider, Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet), and the New York-based global bank, Citi, have collaborated to establish a scalable loan instrument to finance off-grid solar systems …

Sun King Closes USD-130m Off-Grid Solar Payments Securitisation Read More

Ignite Power, a UAE-based solar solutions provider in Africa, has acquired the solar solutions portfolio of Mwezi, a Kenyan solar energy distributor. Mwezi has been operating in Kenya’s solar energy …

Ignite Power Expands Presence in Kenya with Acquisition of Mwezi’s Solar Solutions Portfolio Read More

Kenya is definitely the king of renewables in Africa. It is 3rd place in the world for the proportion of its electricity from renewable sources, behind only Costa Rica and …

Is Solar Power Next For Kenya, The ‘King’ of Renewables? Read More

Kenya is constructing 136 solar-powered mini-grids in remote regions that are not adequately supplied by the national electrical grid, the country’s energy minister announced on 1st May 2023. Off-grid solar …

Kenya to Build 136 Solar Mini-Grids Read More