Cost and Pace of Minigrid Deployment in Kenya Public vs. Private Sector

2025 | English

The objective of this study is to analyze and compare the costs and pace of deploying minigrids developed by the public and private sectors. Its findings aim to inform the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum’s (MoEP) decision-making in the development of Kenya’s Integrated National Energy Plan (INEP) and the planned revision of the Kenya National Electrification Strategy (KNES), particularly regarding the effective allocation of subsidy budgets.