BELEM, Brazil — Kenya is on track to achieve full reliance on renewable energy by 2030, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced, underscoring the country’s growing leadership in clean energy transition.
Speaking during the Leaders’ Roundtable in Belem, chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva under the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Kindiki revealed that 93 pc of all energy generated in Kenya currently comes from renewable sources — mainly solar, wind, and geothermal.
“Kenya’s goal of achieving 100 pc green energy generation by 2030 is within reach.”
said Kindiki, noting that the country’s focus is now on expanding access and phasing out environmentally harmful energy sources.
According to the Deputy President, national electricity access has reached 75 pc, with 10.6 million households connected to the grid out of a total of 15.6 million.
The government’s Last Mile Connectivity programme, he said, is aimed at ensuring universal electrification within the next five years by targeting underserved rural areas.
Kindiki added that the government is also reskilling Kenya’s workforce to adapt to emerging green technologies, while mobilising over USD 600 billion from local and international partners to fund infrastructure development, capacity building, and the transition away from biomass-based cooking, which is expected to be completely phased out by 2028.
At the global forum, Kindiki urged leaders and negotiators preparing for the COP30 Summit to adopt firm commitments toward the phase-out of fossil fuels, create investment frameworks for renewable energy and green minerals, and establish mechanisms to ensure a just and equitable transition for developing nations.
“Clear timelines, sustainable financing, and a fair transition model are essential if the world is to meet its climate goals,”
he said.
Kenya’s progress has drawn global attention, positioning it as one of the world’s clean energy champions, alongside countries such as Iceland and Norway.
With geothermal energy from the Rift Valley, massive solar parks in Garissa, and wind farms in Turkana, Kenya continues to serve as a continental model for sustainable energy transformation under its Vision 2030 and Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
