In February, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority published the Draft Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply, and Open Access) Regulations 2024. The proposed regulations seek to govern the generation, importation, exportation, transmission, distribution, and retail supply of electrical power in Kenya.
The regulations were developed after engagements with energy stakeholders to allow open access to power transmission and distribution. Opening our energy sector to private players is a key milestone. It gives the private sector a platform to make the power sector more efficient and competitive. It also enables an expanded opportunity to mobilise private capital into other areas of the electricity value chain besides generation.
