ACCELERATION OF

ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM

IN KENYA

KENYA POWER AND LIGHTING CO. LTD

Presentation by

Eng. Nicholas Bundotich, MIEK, PE

Projects Engineer- Last Mile Electrification Program

OUTLINE

• Overview of Energy Sector in Kenya

• Acceleration of Electricity access in Kenya

• Comparison with Selected Countries

• Last Mile Connectivity Program(LMCP)

• Outlook towards Universal Access by 2022

ELECTRICITY SECTOR IN KENYA

Power GenerationHydro

Geothermal

Thermal

Wind

Solar

Transmission

Control

Sub-station

Distribution Retail

• KenGen

• GDC

• IPPs

• Kenya Power

• KETRACO

• REREC

• Kenya Power Kenya Power

Regulation

Ministry of Energy

Policy

Customer Growth

-

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

8,000,000

2000 20012002 2003 20042005 2006 20072008 2009 20102011 2012 20132014 2015 2016 20172018 2019

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Customer Growth

Number of Customers

Source: Annual Financial reports

Electricity Access in Selected Countries: 2000-2017

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South

Sudan

Sudan Uganda

2000 2005 2010 2017

Source: IEA Access to Energy

database

Initiatives for Acceleration of Electrification

Government focus in universal access of electricity as a driver to economic success. The Government of Kenya (GoK)launched the Kenya National Electrification Strategy (KNES) in November 2018.

Last Mile Connectivity Program (LMCP) – Funded by GoK, Donors (World Bank, AfDB, EU, AFD, JICA)

REREC’s on-going grid extension projects to public utilities/institutions. Mini grids and standalone systems by KPLC/REREC and Private Investors

Gov’t subsidy of connectivity fee from USD 600 to USD 150- with loan facility of upto 36 months

Last Mile Connectivity Program(LMCP)

This is a Government of Kenya programme that is aimed at facilitating the objective of affordably connecting Kenyan households to the national network grid, It is implemented through:

Grid densification - Installing additional transformers on existing KPLC medium-voltage feeders and laterals to connect housing clusters within 600 meters of existing KPLC distribution transformers

Grid intensification – Extending short (up to 2 kilometres) MV lines and installing additional transformers to connect housing clusters that are beyond the reach of existing transformers and MV lines.

Thank You