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Making change

Kenya’s Off-grid solar Access Project: Kenya’s new $150 million Off-grid Solar Access Project represents a big shift in the approach to solar for both African national governments and international agencies such as the World Bank, which is financing the project.

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pv magazine

06 Apr 2018

Nairobi, Kenya

With a population of 45 million people and a GDP of $61 billion, Kenya is one of the largest economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), achieving in 2012 middle income country status. In the past several years the GDP growth rate, hovering above 5% in Kenya, has outperformed SSA’s averages – and is projected to rise to 6% through …

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