Activity under preparation Green Energy in Kenya

About this project

The overall objective of the action is to support Kenya to advance towards effective and inclusive climate resilient low-carbon economy and society.The Specific Objective (SO) of the action is to strengthen the sustainability and reliability of the electricity system.Outputs include:1) Increased power generation and energy storage capacity from renewable sources To strengthen Kenya¿s electric system by increasing generation capacity, particularly for base load power, and storage, as well as to support or unlock private sector IPP projects.The investments will encompass the rehabilitation and extension of existing generation assets as well as new capacity based on hydro, wind, geothermal or solar energy, including construction, installation or integration of load control and energy storage solutions (Pumped Hydro Storage - PHS and/or Battery Energy Storage Systems - BESS) to increase the balancing service capacities of the national Kenyan power system, while taking into account climate variability and its potential implications for energy system performance. The selection of projects to be supported will be based on their quality of entry (maturity of preparation), environmental, social and human rights due diligence and an assessment of potential for participation of EU private sector and EU content.The action will integrate human-rights due diligence to cover land tenure, access to natural resources, livelihoods, respect for indigenous people rights and meaningful participa…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Energy generation, renewable sources - multiple technologies

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-63733.

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