Kenya off-grid power firms to gain from Sh10bn fund

A woman lights up her kitchen using a solar-powered bulb as she prepares food at her home in Gem, Siaya County. FILE PHOTO | TONNY OMONDI | NMG

Kenyan firms producing off-grid power can now access capital from a new Sh10.3 billion fund that is being set up by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and a group of international financial investors.

The fund, known as the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF), is set to provide local and hard currency loans to off-grid energy companies that specialise in producing clean electricity, focusing initially on East and West Africa.

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