Opinion: Focus on productivity, not access

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For too long, energy success has been measured by access rates. That era is ending. The next frontier is to measure economic productivity per kilowatt, writes Opiyo Wandayi, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum. The government, he says, plans a new energy architecture that links power generation directly to industry.

• “Kenya’s energy system seeks to reward productivity, not merely consumption. Our vision is to transition to a smart pricing model that encourages industrial performance, rewards efficiency, and empowers communities to produce and trade energy locally,” he writes.

• Kenya has lifted its moratorium on power purchase agreements and is now negotiating with at least 54 energy developers on new projects totalling 1,112 MW.

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