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The president noted that many rural areas remain without electricity, even as national access has grown from 29 per cent in 2013 to 75 per cent today.

Speaking during the contract signing, President Ruto said the initiative was part of Kenya's goal to achieve universal electricity access by 2030.

Kenya stands out as a major geothermal electricity producer, accounting for approximately 43 per cent of total geothermal electricity generation in th...

As of now, geothermal contributes 26.37 per cent, solar photovoltaic systems (12.38 per cent), and wind energy (12.19 per cent) to the national grid.

Notably, solar and wind energy sectors are leading this growth.

By 2015, Kenya had already developed a 15-year strategic plan for Kenya's nuclear power programme.

Kenya currently spends $500 million (Sh64.5 billion) a month on petroleum imports.

Ruto said Africa will keep pushing for the correction of financial disparities and unfair systems that leave the continent with less than two per cent...

Hussein Mohammed, the Board Director of REREC, said the project will promote sustainable energy solutions and rural electrification, catalysing socio-...

Rwanda and Tanzania were also said to be on course to achieve the same milestone as Kenya. 

Nick Oluoch, formerly of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), allegedly used forged academic papers to secure his job.

For the first time, true energy reliability has arrived, illuminating new horizons of socioeconomic possibilities.