Kenya launches grid reform to meet the rise of economic zones

Kenya’s Ministry of Energy has announced a series of measures to modernise the national power infrastructure, with a particular focus on special economic zones and fast-growing industrial hubs. Kenya’s installed capacity stands at approximately 3,000 megawatts, with nearly 90% sourced from renewables such as geothermal, hydropower and wind. However, technical losses on the grid exceed 20%, affecting the competitiveness of newly developed industrial sites. The official target is to reduce these losses to below 15% by 2027 through substation upgrades and reinforcement of transmission lines.