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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. Importantly, the Kenyan government levies zero duty on the importation of some inputs like solar panels and inverters to encourage sales to promote alternative use of power
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. Importantly, the Kenyan government levies zero duty on the importation of some inputs like solar panels and inverters to encourage sales to promote alternative use of power.
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During the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, President William Ruto, said that Africa can manage to depend entirely on renewable energy, He underscored that the continent has enough potential to be entirely self-sufficient with the mixture of wind, solar, geothermal, sustainable biomass and hydropower. Solar technology that is imported into Kenya continues to be taxed with import duties and retailers often have to charge over 15 percent value-added tax making consumers part with the high cost of going green.
Solar energy’s reliability and lower cost despite initial high installation capital has attracted steel manufacturers and edible oil factories to switch over to solar power. For instance, Clean Power in Kenya has done 25,000 kilowatts of installations in the last six years. The company claims that its clients could recover their initial costs by savings made within the first four years. Many companies and households are off the grid helping them to get steady power saving from the erratic power supply from the grid.
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The World Bank notes that the deployment of solar mini-grids has increased in Sub-Saharan Africa, from around 500 installed in 2010 to more than 3,000 installed today. The UN’s environmental agency echoes the same. It says that over 60% of the world’s best solar sites are located in Africa. There is still great potential as only 1% of the potential is harnessed.
