Electricity Sector Association of Kenya (ESAK)

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Our commitment still stands; transforming the electricity sector all the while keeping Kenya 💡.

"Climate change has taught us that we need to build more resilient energy generation systems." - George Aluru Catch ESAK CEO's interview with Africa Climate Summit as they discussed access and productive use of electricity. Link to interview: https://lnkd.in/dYUCSjXn

Esak yesterday hosted a session on 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 with Ketraco's MD and CEO Dr. Eng. John Mativo MBS. Kenya's transmission sector has since opened up to allow private investors to invest in expanding the electricity networks to meet growing demand and achieve universal energy access and renewable energy goals. The meeting which attracted banks, pension schemes, and other private-sector investors explored the PPP model, risks, asset monetization, and investment opportunities. Private sector involvement in such projects has proven a good deal resulting in high efficiency, innovation and technology transfer, ease in flexibility and responsiveness to changing market trends not to mention the shared risk component. Speaking at the opening, ESAK Board chair Eddy Njoroge expressed his appreciation for Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) efforts to improve the transmission network, and that PPPs are a good and faster way to achieve this. Beatrice Nyabira George Aluru Bernard Osawa Adrian Mwai Catherine Irura, MSc, LL.B Charles Kariuki, GRI CSP FINERGREEN Job Obonyo Ngatia Kirungie Willy Ireri Andrew Adwera Ochieng Sharon Kinyua Patience Karanja Peninah Njakwe Peter Sibondo Michael Muinde

"People are suspicious when you hide information from them, but it works for you when you make it available." - Peninah Njakwe When it comes to demystifying the energy sector, there is enough work for us all; institutions will make the information available, but there is also a need for the public to look through the information and make informed conclusions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dQKsv3FY

"𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑪𝑷𝑫𝑷. Kenya has over the years relied on the least-cost power development plan (LCPDP) to guide the development of the power sector... this plan is updated over a two-to-three-year period to the realities of how the electricity sector has developed."- George Aluru

Last week, ESAK was part of a joint workshop by SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute on 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂. The workshop sought to explore a better understanding of existing risk mitigation instruments, including their role in ensuring project viability and resilience during challenging economic times. The stakeholders discussed the future of risk mitigation and how to make it more effective, sustainable, and scalable. The workshop culminated with a field trip to one of ESAK's member power plants- Kipeto Energy PLC. Kipeto Wind Farm is a 100MW onshore wind farm located in Kajiado, Kenya. Catherine Irura, MSc, LL.B Raymond S. George Aluru Daniel Duma Miquel Muñoz Cabré Andrew Adwera Ochieng Samuel Mwangi Florian Cammas Peninah Njakwe Mphokolo Makara Sharon Kinyua Bernard Osawa

"Climate change has taught us that we need to build more resilient energy generation systems." - George Aluru Catch ESAK CEO's interview with Africa Climate Summit as they discussed access and productive use of electricity. Link to interview: https://lnkd.in/dYUCSjXn

Join our CEO George Aluru, who will be speaking at KenGen Kenya's #EnergyPost community live discussion tomorrow. He'll elaborate on his article in the 2nd issue of the Energy Post Magazine, "Kenya’s electricity sector in 2023 in review, and 2024 prognosis". Date: Friday 13 September, 2024 || Time: 9:30AM Register Now: https://t.co/iI2SwRYbfd Find the magazine here: https://lnkd.in/dv5x2VUt

In Episode 3 of Climate Dialogues, George Aluru, CEO of Electricity Sector Association of Kenya (ESAK) delves into Africa’s renewable energy potential showcased at the Africa Climate Summit (#ACS23). He also sheds light on the barriers posed by the global financial system, which hinder large-scale renewable energy development and adoption. Curious about the future of renewable energy in Africa? Watch the full episode here 👉 https://lnkd.in/daD4zeqV #RenewableEnergy #ClimateDialogues