Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) together with the Ministry of Energy have embarked on land acquisition to construct mini-grids under the World Bank-sponsored Kenya Off-grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP). The project, implemented through the Ministry of Energy, REREC, and Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) aims to provide electricity to off-grid towns using solar mini-grids and supporting the use of clean cooking technology to drive the electrification of households, enterprises, community facilities, and water pumps. The launch, held in January 2022 at Babla Grounds, Kwale County, involved stakeholder engagement & exhibition of KOSAP component 2 products. KOSAP Component 2 supports the private sector by establishing sustainable supply chains for marketing and sales of solar home systems and clean cooking solutions. The Ministry of Energy, KPLC, and REREC will implement the facilities in 4 components over five (5) years (2018-2023): Component 1 US$40M: Mini-grids for community facilities, enterprises, and households Component 2 US$48M: Stand-alone solar systems and clean cooking solutions for households Component 3 US$40M: Stand-alone solar systems and solar water pumps for community facilities Component 4 US$22M: Implementation, support and capacity building KOSAP Projects are being implemented in the 14 Counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Narok, Samburu, Taita Taveta, Tana River, Turkana, Wajir, and West Pokot. These counties have been defined as “marginalized areas” by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). The 14 KOSAP Service Territories collectively represent 72 percent of the country’s total land area and 20 percent of the country’s population.
KOSAP Launch, Stakeholder Engagement & Exhibition
- June 21, 2022
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