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Start readingThis report discusses the key barriers and enablers in the design and implementation of policies for feed-in tariffs (FIT) and renewable electricity auctions (REA) in Kenya. It draws on empirical evidence and secondary data to provide recommendations for the effective development and deployment of REA and other emerging policy instruments to support renewable energy deployment.
The Kenyan government has introduced a series of policy reforms and formulated several strategic planning documents to advance the development and expansion of the renewable energy sector. FIT and REA are part of these policy instruments aimed at facilitating the expansion of renewable energy in Kenya’s power grid.
Overall, the study findings highlight key barriers and opportunities associated with the deployment of Kenya’s FIT policy, which is more advanced in terms of implementation compared to its nascent REA policy. The authors make recommendations for how these barriers might be overcome for the FIT policy while leveraging on the opportunities to inform the implementation of the recently enacted REA policy. These recommendations speak to actors in both the policy and private sectors.
Project / The project will build evidence on systemic factors leading to failures & successes of policy development & implementation towards sustainable energy transition
Media coverage / In a Daily Nation Opinion, SEI Researcher Cassilde Muhoza explains why Kenya’s expansion of renewable energy has not automatically translated into lower tariffs
Perspective / Biochar looks simple, but its role is not.
SEI brief / This brief, based on an in-depth SEI report, explores the many ways in which policy coherence impacts the Kenyan government’s renewable energy policy.
