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Realising smart fiscal policy to support electricity for all
Tuesday April 20 2021
By PATRICK TONUI
Summary
The Government of Kenya has been under growing pressure to increase its tax revenues over the past few years.
The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated what was already a challenge for the Treasury.
The Government of Kenya has been under growing pressure to increase its tax revenues over the past few years. The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated what was already a challenge for the Treasury.
In 2020, the government adopted several fiscal measures aimed at increasing tax revenues, many of which were quite unprecedented such as the minimum tax and, in our case, the removal of existing value-added tax (VAT) exemptions on renewable energy technologies including solar, wind and clean cooking technologies.
Businesses Flourish After Kenya Installs 50 MW Solar Power Plant
December 31, 2020 Share
In 2019, Kenya installed a 50 MW solar power plant connected to the national grid in the country’s northern part. Over a year since its launch, the plant has already changed many lives for the better.
Shops and businesses are flourishing in Garissa and other north African counties as residents savor a consistent power supply in an area well-known for power blackouts, which would last for days leading to protests.
The plant was built by China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic & Technical Co-operation (CJIC) and Kenya’s Rural Energy Authority (REA). It is the largest grid-connected solar power plant in East and Central Africa, making Kenya one of the top investors in renewable and clean energy.
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NAIROBI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) Kenya made a great leap in the renewable energy sector in 2019 when it inaugurated a 50 MW solar power plant located in the northern part of the country.
The plant made the east African nation one of the biggest investors in renewable and clean energy as it hosted the largest grid-connected solar power plant in East and Central Africa.
Over a year since its launch, the power plant built by China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Co-operation (CJIC) in conjunction with Kenya s Rural Energy Authority (REA), is connected to the national grid and is changing lives in the northern part of the country.