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Kenya says it’s on course to achieve 100pc shift to clean energy by 2028
Climate change drives the droughts that affect the provision of water; destroys lives and livelihoods; cripples food production, and destroys our homes and infrastructure. Extreme temperatures affect migration patterns and exacerbate conflicts as hundreds of thousands flee to seek alternative livelihoods for survival.
By Monica MUEMA
Kenya will fully transition to green energy by 2028, according to President William Ruto has said, arguing that continued reliance on fossil fuels was no longer plausible.
“I think leaning on fossil fuel is not an option in the face of the reality of what we know is happening to our globe. We need to make difficult decisions, and the rest of the world needs to help Africa make the difficult decisions, work with the just transition of our energy, work with ensuring that we go green,” said Ruto on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
Kenya’s current energy mix predominantly consists of green energy with geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar accounting for roughly 81% of generation in 2021. The remainder is filled by thermal, biomass, and imports.
Hydropower and geothermal energy were the main sources of electricity production in Kenya as of January 2022. The country harvested 320 million and 311 million kilowatt hours from each source that month.
The East African powerhouse currently gets more than 90 percent of its electricity and 74 percent of its overall energy from renewable sources but faces one of the worst droughts in decades following four consecutive seasons of rainfall failure blamed on climate change due to global carbon emissions.