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    Kenya Partners with Private Sector, Development Partners to outline Roadmap to Achieve Energy Efficiency Goals

    Posted On 21 Sep 2020
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
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    By Richard Adorsu-

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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra, Ghana– Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Energy (MOE) launched the Kenya National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (KNEECS or The Strategy), placing Kenya firmly on track toward sustainable consumption and production including renewable energy generation.

    The Strategy was developed in collaboration with key stakeholders including Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) with support from World Bank and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). To date, Kenya has made significant progress in energy efficiency and conservation. In 2006, MOE and KAM signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (CEEC). Its activities include undertaking energy audits of industries, SMEs and public institutions on behalf of MoE, provision of capacity-building in energy efficiency and conservation, public education and awareness activities and administration of the annual Energy Management Awards (EMA). CEEC has achieved over KES 13 billion (USD 152.8 Million) in energy cost saving equivalent to 2014.8 GWh, translating into a deferment of a 230 MW power plant.

    The Strategy now seeks to guide the country further towards achieving its established Energy Efficiency (EE) goals within a defined timeframe. These goals are reducing the national energy intensity by 2.8% per year, and enabling the country achieve a 30 per cent greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2030 relative to Business as Usual (143 MtCO2e) and meet its national targets for Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) by 2030.

    Through the adoption of The Strategy, the country is expected to use less energy to produce goods and services without compromising on quality and quantity. Further, The Strategy will promote the use of technology that requires minimum energy to perform the same function and adoption of changes in behavior that encourage citizens to use a reduced amount of energy in their daily undertakings.

    The Strategy sets targets for five key sectors to achieve its objectives, all of which are to be accomplished within a five-year timeline up to 2025: Households, Power Utilities, Transport, Buildings and Industry and Agriculture. Under the Households Sector, energy efficiency in domestic power consumption is expected to increase by 3%. This will be realized by increasing the number of household appliances such as television sets, subjected to Minimum Energy Performable Standards (MEPS) from the current six to ten and increasing the use of improved efficient biomass cook stoves by 50% of all households currently using biomass cook stoves.

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    In the Utilities Sector, the strategy focuses on reducing transmission and distribution system losses from 23 to 15 % .The Strategy recommends the installation of 1 MW of energy storage facilities, whereby a total KSH. 5 Billion Investments will be required for implementation of energy conservation measures. Further, in the Transport Sector, improvement of fuel economy, increasing the share of electric vehicles to reach five per cent and raising the number of passengers using commuter trains from 116,000 to 150,000 per day are proposes. Similarly, the Building Sector has six targets while the Industry and Agriculture Sector has two.

    Alongside these sectorial targets, Kenya aspires to strengthen implementation of energy efficiency and conservation measures. All involved agencies will mobilize resources to improve access to finance for energy efficiency projects and accelerate actualization of the Strategy, particularly the Directorate of Renewable Energy and CEEC. Gender-focused and targeted approaches will be implemented for inclusive participation and benefit.

    Additionally, awareness creation, citizen engagement, training and capacity-building will be implemented. This Strategy therefore calls for private and public sector players to mainstream energy efficiency and conservation in education by establishing a long-term mechanism to achieve a high level of government and public awareness on their importance. This will be accomplished by bolstering relationships and engagements among ministries, inter-ministerial forums, county governments, national governments and climate change units countrywide.

    Ultimately, the KNEECS will contribute significantly to the essential areas outlined in the Big Four Agenda of food security, affordable housing, manufacturing and affordable healthcare for all.

     

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    14 Comments

    1. Laurence September 21, 2020 at 2:14 am Reply

      Affordable and Clean Energy, should be our Continent’s priority and many of our governments are totally or partly focus on implementing clean and affordable energy policies, for our people and the continent. Douala Cameroon. Laurence

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    2. Carie September 21, 2020 at 2:32 am Reply

      Kenya’s partnership with private sector is great idea and the key is sustainable consumption and production. Renewal energy and energy efficiency is here. Mwanza Tanzania. Carie

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    3. Hilina September 21, 2020 at 2:43 am Reply

      Thank you for the report. Kenya’s aspiring and strengthening implementation of energy efficiency and conservation measures great idea. Good for all. Nekemte in Ethiopia. Hilina

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    4. Megan September 21, 2020 at 2:48 am Reply

      Many thanks for the newsletter. Liverpool, UK. Megan

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    5. Simon September 21, 2020 at 2:57 am Reply

      I think our government should have did this years ago. Hope they invest more money in green energy. The technologies are here and here to stay. Nairobi, Kenya. Simon

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    6. Inka September 21, 2020 at 3:05 am Reply

      Follower of your online newspaper on Facebook and thank you, for reporting. Helsinki Finland. Inka

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    7. Daniel September 21, 2020 at 3:14 am Reply

      Thank you for reporting. Our government in the Country is being and has being doing great job for energy independency and energy efficiency usage. Daniel in Kericho, Kenya

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