Policy coherence for a just energy transition in Kenya's electricity sector

The brief identifies that while renewable energy investments in Kenya offer high synergetic potential for economic growth and emission reductions, conflicts exist between industrialization goals and emission targets, as well as between renewable energy deployment and electricity affordability.

• Investing in renewable energy in Kenya provides the greatest synergetic potential, supporting economic growth, energy access, and the reduction of poverty, inequality, and greenhouse gas emissions.
• There are conflicting policy objectives in Kenya, specifically where equity goals for job creation and industrialization clash with greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in the transport and industry sectors.
• The transition to renewable electricity generation in Kenya has not guaranteed equitable outcomes because conflicts persist between the deployment of these energies and the affordability of electricity.
• To improve progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, poverty, and inequality, Kenya needs to eliminate institutional barriers causing policy incoherence and address power dynamics and interests in the electricity market that impact affordability.

APA

Muhoza, C., Osano, P., & Dzebo, A. (2026). Policy coherence for a just energy transition in Kenya's electricity sector. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-just-energy-transition-kenyas-electricity-sector/

Chicago

Muhoza, Cassilde, Philip Osano, and Adis Dzebo. Policy coherence for a just energy transition in Kenya's electricity sector. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2026. https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-just-energy-transition-kenyas-electricity-sector/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{muhoza2026policy, author = {Muhoza, Cassilde and Osano, Philip and Dzebo, Adis}, title = {{Policy coherence for a just energy transition in Kenya's electricity sector}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-just-energy-transition-kenyas-electricity-sector/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }