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KISII, Kenya, Sep 4 — Communities in semi-arid Northern Kenya are increasingly adopting off-grid solar solutions as their primary power source, contributing to Kenya\u2019s goal of achieving 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With climate change often leading to severe and unpredictable challenges, such as droughts and floods, which threaten lives and livelihoods, solar energy, a key source of clean energy, plays a vital role in mitigating these climate impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenya’s solar installation capacity was estimated at 169.2 MW by 2022. Over the past decade, the country\u2019s energy sector has experienced significant growth in installations, market expansion, and government support.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In Bulla Rama village, Korakora, Garissa County, 43-year-old Khadija Mohammed has been one of the early adopters of solar technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2004, she purchased solar panels to light her home, allowing her children to do their homework and study at night. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Before this, she relied on a torch, but obtaining dry batteries was difficult, requiring her to walk over 20 kilometers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, solar energy has made life easier for her family, providing light, charging her mobile phone, and even securing her goats with security lights that scare away hyenas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy children usually arrive home from school late in the evening after trekking for hours, and they find the solar lighting on,\u201d says Khadija. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She adds that the consistent power supply allows her to charge her phone and those of her neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off-grid solar solutions are essential in African countries for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 due to their affordability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An estimated 41 per cent of new households between 2020 and 2030 will adopt this technology, contributing to improved academic performance in schools, according to projections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powering schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed Omar Bashir, headteacher of Bulla Rahma Primary School, notes that solar energy has ensured uninterrupted power, enhancing school security and allowing students to arrive as early as 5 a.m. for remedial lessons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis has improved their performance,\u201d he says. Although the school is not connected to the national grid due to high costs, there is hope for expanding its solar plant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mujahidin Osman, a Grade VII student, shares that the solar energy at home has enabled him to study in the evenings, leading to better academic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Hassan, a d.light solar supplies officer in Garissa town, revealed agents had sold over 10,000 solar panels in seven years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.light, a solar firm targeting low-income households in rural Kenya with financing options, trains agents in installation, helping clients connect to solar energy on flexible payment plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joab Okanda of the Global Gas and Oil Network highlighted rge rapid adoption of solar energy in Kenya is certain to provide clean energy to households, schools, and hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The government aims to make solar panels more affordable by supporting local manufacturing, reducing import costs, and creating jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fair financing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Okanda emphasizes that Africa\u2019s transition to renewable energy requires resources, fairness in climate financing, equity, and justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t transition into renewable energy, climate change effects will multiply,\u201d he warns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Kenya residents are already feeling the impact of climate change, with droughts, floods, and the loss of lives and livelihoods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okanda insists that countries contributing to the climate crisis should be responsible for financing poor countries with grants to mitigate and adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince Papa, Africa Regional Campaigner for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, notes that decades of fossil fuel extraction have failed to power and enrich Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He points out that 75 per cent of the world\u2019s population without electricity live in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the failure of the fossil fuel system to power the continent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Untapped potential <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prince also stresses that Africa, despite holding nearly 40 per cent of global renewable energy potential, receives only 2 per cent of international investments in renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transitioning to holistic renewable energy can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and align with the Paris Agreement\u2019s goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, aiming for a net-zero world by 2050. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Africa\u2019s renewable energy potential, the 2022 Energy Progress Report indicates that the continent remains the least electrified, with close to 600 million people without power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the African Climate Summit in Nairobi in September 2023, African countries committed to the Nairobi Declaration, pledging $23 billion for green growth and climate adaptation. The UAE also pledged $4.5 billion to boost renewable energy on the continent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Ruto called for increased investment in green opportunities, emphasizing that green growth is not only a climate imperative but also a source of economic opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must see in green growth not just a climate imperative, but also a fountain of multi-billion-dollar economic opportunities that Africa and the World is primed to capitalize on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres echoed these sentiments, urging the creation of an African Renewable Energy Alliance to make Africa a renewable energy superpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTime is high to unite African countries with the developed ones, financial institutions and technology companies for creation of a true African Renewable Energy Alliance,\u201d said Guterres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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