This is a partnership between the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). This project is under the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) Flexible Research Fund (FRF) that provides research funding to respond to new and emerging research opportunities and demands.The project seeks to advance knowledge and build understanding on the design and implementation of Kenya’s new policies.
Specifically, the study seeks to understand the design of emerging policies inter alia, electricity auction, net-metering, captive electricity generation and others in the pipeline as maybe identified during the study. Moreover, the study seeks to understand the broader economic, political and institutional context in which these policies will be implemented.
This independent academic research considers the policy, economic and political economy context that will shape the implementation and impact of renewable energy auction programmes in Kenya. It is informed by the fact that empirical evidence is scanty around the systemic factors that influence a join-up development and implementation of renewable policies which may have an impact on the expected outcome with regards to transition to a sustainable energy system. The overall aim of this study is thus to build evidence on systemic factors leading to failures and successes of policy development and implementation toward a sustainable energy transition. Our ultimate goal is to build evidence for policy recommendations targeting the Kenya’s renewable auction policy.
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