Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP)

Description

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. 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.

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