- Participants looked at the status of the Act and made recommendations that would help to expedite the development of PPPs.
- The event attracted participants from the country’s electricity agencies, government departments and development institutions.
The African Development Bank recently hosted a workshop for stakeholders in Kenya’s energy sector to discuss the new Public-Private Partnership Act 2021 and how it can advance the country’s power industry. The event was organized together with the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO), the country’s power transmission agency. Participants looked at the status of the Act and made recommendations that would help to expedite the development of PPPs.
Signed into law in December 2021, the new Act recognizes the need to enhance private sector participation in the financing, construction, development, operation or maintenance of infrastructure or development projects. For the energy sector, PPPs will contribute to the development of generation and transmission lines. In addition to providing deep insight into the development of PPP transmission lines, the workshop also aimed at establishing key synergies that will help to catalyze the development of PPPs.The Kenyan utility had requested the Bank’s support in funding and organizing the event to review the Act and help to create knowledge and understanding and enable the acceleration of private transmission project development in the country.
Angela Nalikka, the African Development Bank’s Manager for Power Systems Solutions Development, said, “Part of our initial due diligence indicated that there was a knowledge gap within its PPP project implementation team and, more broadly, a need for clarity on key stakeholder management in the appraisal, procurement, and structuring of transmission line PPPs.” Also speaking at the event, the General Manager of Project Development Services at KETRACO, John Mativo, said the workshop had given the staff a better understanding of the PPP Act. He said, “The institution is definitely on a stronger footing to engage stakeholders, and we are grateful to the African Development Bank for their contribution.” The event attracted participants from the country’s electricity agencies, government departments and development institutions.