Electricity generation in Kenya 2024, by type

As of December 2023, geothermal and hydro energy were Kenya’s main sources of electricity production. The country harvested *** million and *** million kilowatt hours from each source that month, respectively. Wind energy registered *** million kilowatt hours, whereas solar energy accounted for ** million kilowatt hours of the total electricity generation. Overall, the electricity generation in Kenya totaled nearly ****** gigawatt hours in 2023. The production of electric power has been following an upward trend. In 2017, Kenya harvested some ****** gigawatt hours of electricity. 

High share in renewable energy

Energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions is one of the benefits of renewable energy. Furthermore, the Kenyan government has set a goal to reach 100 percent power generated from renewable sources by 2030. Nearly ** percent of the electricity generation had derived from renewable sources in 2022. Most of the renewable electricity generated came from geothermal and hydropower. Both sources counted *** terawatt hours in 2020, whereas solar and wind registered *** and *** terawatt hours, respectively.

Electricity access increases rapidly

 The total share of the population with access to electricity increased extensively between 2011 and 2020. In 2011, only ** percent of the population had electricity, whereas, by 2020, this increased to over ** percent. In 2018, the government launched a strategy (KNES) to achieve universal access for all Kenyans in the short term.