Renewables
World Bank, UN to fund Sh10bn KenGen battery storage facilities
CEII brief
Business Daily (Kenya) reported on 2 Nov 2026: World Bank, UN to fund Sh10bn KenGen battery storage facilities.
Read the full story on Business Daily (Kenya)KenGen says the BESS will have a capacity of 100 Megawatt-hours (MWh), placing it at the centre of the firm’s push to provide excess power from its wind and solar plants to support the national grid when demand peaks in the evening.
Context from CEII
Renewables are the fastest-growing part of the world’s energy system. The COP28 goal is to triple capacity by 2030, and solar mini-grids are the fastest route to power for millions of people without electricity.
27.8% of electricity in the world was renewable in 2021Original reporting © Business Daily (Kenya). Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
