Is net-metering a step forward or a missed opportunity?

While the regulations are a positive development, further enhancements could help drive more transformative change in Kenya’s electricity market.

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In the last few years, there has been major interest among Kenyan consumers in generating electricity for their own consumption as a supplement to, and sometimes as an alternative to the national grid supply.

Net-metering allows power producers to sell excess energy to the grid during periods of overproduction to partially offset the cost of what they draw from the mains.

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