Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) – Capacity building on PV-Diesel-Hybrid mini-grids (Kenya)

This case study describes a capacity-building initiative led by Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) in November 2013 to support the Government of Kenya in transitioning rural diesel-powered mini-grids to PV-diesel hybrid systems.

• In 2013, rural electrification in Kenya was only 5%, with electricity often provided by diesel generator mini-grids. These systems faced risks including high fuel prices, nontransparent transportation, limited spare parts, and environmental threats such as carbon emissions, noise, and air pollution.
• To scale up electrification and reduce diesel costs, RENAC conducted a 3-day training session in Nairobi in November 2013 for Kenya Power and the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). The training focused on designing tenders for solar PV integration into diesel mini-grids and covered topics such as energy audits, system engineering, load profile recording, and Operation & Maintenance.
• The training was funded by the German development agency (GIZ) under the Project Development Program (PDP) Sub-Saharan Africa, with support from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology's Exportinitiative Erneuerbare Energien (EEE). Participants included representatives from the Department of Energy, UNIDO, Strathmore Business School, GIZ, REA, and Kenya Power.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (2016). Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) – Capacity building on PV-Diesel-Hybrid mini-grids (Kenya). https://renewelec.org/case-study/renewables-academy-ag-renac-capacity-building-pv-diesel-hybrid-mini-grids-kenya/

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) – Capacity building on PV-Diesel-Hybrid mini-grids (Kenya). 2016. https://renewelec.org/case-study/renewables-academy-ag-renac-capacity-building-pv-diesel-hybrid-mini-grids-kenya/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrification2016renewables, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) – Capacity building on PV-Diesel-Hybrid mini-grids (Kenya)}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2016}, month = apr, url = {https://renewelec.org/case-study/renewables-academy-ag-renac-capacity-building-pv-diesel-hybrid-mini-grids-kenya/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }