- Kenya ranks 46 globally in green energy adoption.
- In Africa, Morocco, Namibia and Mauritius capped the top 56, 58 and 60, respectively.
According to a survey released by the World Energy Council, Kenya has made a huge transition to renewable energy. The East African country is leading countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia as it came 46 worldwide. On a global index, developing countries changed their approach to energy transition. This approach challenged several first-world countries, thus accelerating towards a net-zero future faster than others.
The report stated, “Kenya has put an aggressive effort towards transition readiness by improving its regulatory frameworks, innovation, and infrastructure while addressing social inequality and affordability. For example, countries that show strong transition momentum around equity include Kenya, ranked 46 overall, and Tunisia, ranked 89. Development has been uneven, and countries much lower in the overall ranking can still lead in other ways.”
Countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar are still working on reducing their dependency on oil products as they seek to increase their non-oil exports. According to the reports, this is an area Kenya has well-denominated. In Africa, Morocco, Namibia and Mauritius capped the top 56, 58 and 60, respectively. Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Cameroon, South Africa, Algeria, Ghana and Tunisia followed at 75, 79, 81, 82, 86, 88 and 89, respectively.
However, Ghana (88) beat Kenya’s efforts in energy connectivity in Africa. According to the International Energy Council data, it boasts 85 per cent electricity connection to Ghanaians compared to Kenyans’ 75 per cent connectivity by 2018. Ghana sources half its energy from hydropower, while Kenya uses geothermal energy. Kenya has made a strong transition around equity as it strives to connect every individual with clean energy. Kenya focuses on implementing energy plans at county levels rather than national levels, further fostering energy equity.