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Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP)
KOSAP is a flagship program of the Kenyan government (Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, financed by the World Bank, USD 150M IDA) to bring electricity and clean cooking to 14 underserved counties in the arid belt and the north.
illustrative atlas image · Vlad Burac / UnsplashMOMinistry of Energy and Petroleum, Republic of KenyaSNSNV Netherlands Development Organisation
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01 The context
Approved by the World Bank Board on 26 Jul 2017 and effective on 8 Mar 2018, it combines results-based financing and debt facilities to deploy stand-alone solar systems, solar mini-grids and clean cooking solutions through private providers. A second restructuring (3 Oct 2024) extended the closing date to 30 Sep 2026; it targets ~1.3 million people and (2025 communication) is expanding to about 430,000 households.
02 How it works
method · Results-based financing (RBF) to attract private off-grid solar and clean cooking providersmethod · Targeting of marginalized counties defined by the Commission on Revenue Allocationtool · Clean cooking solutions (improved and modern stoves)tool · Solar mini-gridstool · Autonomous household solar systems (stand-alone solar home systems)
03 What it stands on
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The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceKenya: Off-Grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties (Implementation Status & Results / Project documents)World Bank · 2024
ContextKenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP) - policy recordInternational Energy Agency (IEA) · 2023