Renewable Energy Overview

Overview 

Regulatory Instruments 

Application Guidelines

License Application

Registers

 

Renewable energy is one of the key energy sub-sectors that significantly contribute to the overall energy mix in Kenya. In Africa, Kenya leads in exploiting renewable energy sources to provide energy required to complement the realization of Vision 2030, “accelerating transformation of our country into a rapidly industrializing middle-income nation by the year 2030”.

The Renewable Energy department is responsible for leading the planning, development, implementation, promotion and execution of structures for the development and regulation of the renewable energy and energy efficiency through research and planning, development of standards and regulations, compliance and enforcement.

 

Role of EPRA in the Renewable Energy Subsector

EPRA is responsible for leading the planning, development, implementation, promotion and execution of structures for the development and regulation of renewable energy and energy efficiency through research and planning, development of standards and regulations, compliance and enforcement. Other responsibilities include:-

  • Collecting and maintaining RE & EE data

  • Preparing RE & EE national plans

  • Initiating development of Standards and codes of practice for RE & EE

  • Developing requisite regulations for recommending to the Minister for Energy

  • Providing information and statistics to the Minister for Energy as he may require from time to time

  • Designating energy consumers and maintaining list of accredited energy auditors

  • Licensing, Monitoring and enforcement of RE&EE Regulations

  • Advising the Commission, internal parties as well as external stakeholders on technical and regulatory matters pertaining to RE & EE