The Electricity Sector Association of Kenya (ESAK) and Association for Electric Mobility & Development in Africa have sealed a Memorandum of Under
The Electricity Sector Association of Kenya (ESAK) and Association for Electric Mobility & Development in Africa have sealed a Memorandum of Understanding over adaptation of e-mobility in Kenya.
The move falls in line with the Association’s six-pillar blueprint which envisions the growth in e-mobility as important in driving demand growth.
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“The ESAK 6-point strategy focus is end-to-end where we not only serve the demand but also explore ways to increase it. E-mobility is seen as a step towards enhancing the country’s demand base as well as the adoption of clean energy. Kenya’s current peak demand stands at 2150 MW, a significant growth from 1900 MW as was recorded in 2021-2022. We seek to work together to identify existing market barriers and work with respective authorities to identify mitigation strategies,” said ESAK.
ESAK last year launched a six-pillar blueprint in efforts to encourage the growth of energy demand across the country as well as support the transition to 100% clean energy by 2030. The thematic areas in focus include grid enhancement, reducing investor risks, financing, just transition as well as enabling policies and regulation.
“ESAK will work to support the infrastructure needed for the e-mobility sector. This includes having enough generation capacity, working with others to deploy charging infrastructure among others. There is a growing movement towards the advancement of e-mobility in Kenya with various parties announcing their goals and activities with new fleets and charging stations. The MoU between AEMDA and ESAK will bring together the private sector actors in electricity supply and those in the deployment of electric cars and motorbikes in a win-win arrangement,” said ESAK.