Nairobi Kenya: Strathmore University in Kenya installed a 600 kWp grid-connected solar PV system in 2014. Today, the solar system meets the university’s electrical demands, with excess power supplied to the national grid under the first solar power purchase agreement (PPA) inked between Kenya Power and Lighting Company and the private university. A third of the output is sold to the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

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Kenya has tremendous solar energy potential, yet only 1% (52 MW) of the country’s energy mix has been examined. Professor Izael Pereira da Silva, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, urged Strathmore University, located around five kilometres from Nairobi’s city centre, to develop a 600-megawatt solar project to reduce growing power expenditures.

According to Professor Da Silva, the university currently generates approximately 90,000 units per month during the summer and approximately 55, 000 units during the winter.