KENYA OFF-GRID SOLAR ACCESS

Mini-grids are mostly suited for rural towns/larger villages that (a) are relatively remote and therefore unlikely to be served by the national grid, (b) are relatively densely populated, and (c) have expected loads that justify the mini-grid investments as opposed to deploying individual household systems. This usually requires a certain size (for example, 100 households plus) and sufficient existing or potential business and institutional loads... Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) (READ MORE ) is responsible for implementing this section and the mini-grids will be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP). Under this arrangement a Private Service Provider (PSP) will be responsible for construction and partial financing of the generation systems and distribution network for each mini-grid... The PSP will sign two long-term contracts with KPLC, 7-10 years PPA for the operation and maintenance (O&M) and for recovery of the privately finance part of the investment. A..

Also known as: Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access (KOSAP)

Primary location: Nairobi Kenya