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Policy and Regulation | KEREA

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RE Policy and Regulation. A number of initiatives to regulate the renewable energy sector are underway; the solar PV and solar water heating regulations have recently been gazetted. Under the solar PV regulations solar PV system technicians, manufacturers, importers, vendors or contractors will have to be licensed by the energy regulatory commission. Development of Small Scale Grid Connected RE in Kenya. Feed in Tariff Policy 2010. Least Cost Power Development Plan 2011-2031. Sessional Paper Kenya Nation...

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The Energy Digest Kenya’s Premier Renewable Energy Magazine | KEREA

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The Energy Digest Kenya’s Premier Renewable Energy Magazine. Letter from the Industry. Is 100% on-grid renewables achievable? Is it worth aspiring to? 8230; Cape Verde is a small African country with an ambitious plan to achieve the 100% penetration of renewable energies by 2020. Their justification; simply comparing the projected expenditure on fuel for electricity generation over the next 20 years and the cost of investing in an equivalent capacity of renewable energy generation.

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Handover Ceremony | KEREA

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Local Solar PV companies come together under the Auspices of the Kenya Renewable Energy Association to support capacity Building of Public Technical Training Institutions to offer Solar PV training. The Kenya Renewable Energy Association convened a handover ceremony on 21. June 2013 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi to acknowledge the contributions made by local solar PV companies, in support of capacity building of public technical training institutions in the country to offer solar PV training. The regula...

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Geothermal Energy | KEREA

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Kenya is endowed with vast geothermal resources with an estimated potential of between 7,000-10,000MW equivalent located within the following sites in the Rift Valley: Suswa, Longonot, Olkaria, Eburru, Menengai, Arus-Bogoria, Lake Baringo, Korosi, Paka, Lake Magadi, Badlands, Silali, Emuruangogolak, Namarunu and Barrier. Http:/ www.gdc.co.ke/.

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Renewable Sources | KEREA

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Commercial energy is dominated by petroleum and electricity which are the prime movers of the modern sector of the economy. Wood fuel provides energy needs of the traditional sector including rural communities and the majority of urban households. In addition, industry (e.g. food processing, agro-processing and cement) and institutions are also switching from petroleum based fuels or coal to using wood fuel for heating applications. National household electrification rates stand at an average of 22%; 5% ...

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Biomass | KEREA

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Biomass Situation in Kenya. In the year 2000, fuel wood supplied 89% of rural household energy and 7% urban household energy. Charcoal on the other hand was reported to supply 82% of urban household energy and 34% of rural households. Typical fuel wood and charcoal consumption estimates per household are 5-10kg of fuel wood per day and 1kg of charcoal per day respectively. Of wood fuel per year; about 550,000tons of fuel wood per year. Biomass comes from various forest formations such as closed forests, ...

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Solar PV Systems | KEREA

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Kenya has one of the most active commercial PV system market in sub-Saharan Africa, with an installed PV capacity is in the range of 4 MW. An estimated 300,000 rural households in Kenya have solar home systems and annual PV sales in Kenya are between 10,000-20,000 systems. Interactive Access to Solar Resource and Photovoltaic Potential.

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International Business Networking – RE Business and Study Tour to Bavaria, Germany | KEREA

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International Business Networking RE Business and Study Tour to Bavaria, Germany. The objective of the visit was to establish a business-to-business network by initializing contacts between Kenyan and Bavarian companies. The areas covered were: Net Metering – Solar PV, Energy Efficiency in Building (systems and technologies), Industrial Energy Efficiency, Industrial Biomass technologies, Waste to Energy technologies, Co-generation. ERC Renewable Energy Portal.

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Voluntary Accreditation of Solar PV Businesses in Kenya | KEREA

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Voluntary Accreditation of Solar PV Businesses in Kenya. Voluntary Accreditation of Solar PV Businesses in Kenya…. A field inspection and testing study of installed systems was undertaken by KEREA in 2009 and covered 76 randomly systems across 7 provinces. It revealed that for only 48% of the surveyed systems did the users feel that the system had met their expectations. Technical assessment of these systems further revealed that only 36% were properly installed and only 10% we correctly designed. Receiv...

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Energy Policy and Regulation Highlights | KEREA

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Energy Policy and Regulation Highlights. Gazetting of the Solar PV and Solar Water Heating Regulations and Review of the National Energy Policy. Energy Policy and Regulation Highlights. The Ministry of Energy established a Feed-in Tariff policy (FiT) in 2008 covering wind, small hydro and biomass sources, for plants with capacities not exceeding 50MW,10MW, and 40MW respectively. This was reviewed in 2010 to facilitate accelerated investment in generation from renewable sources, as well as incorporate...