Over 14 counties will benefit from the Sh15 billion Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), which aims to provide access to modern energy in the country's remote, low-density, and traditionally underserved areas.
Mandera, Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit, Isiolo, Turkana, Baringo, Samburu and West Pokot are optimistic that the project will expand access to electricity.
Others are Taita Taveta, Narok, Kilifi, Kwale, and Lamu. The project, which is implemented by the Ministry of Energy through Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) and Kenya Power, is financed by the World Bank.
It is part of the government's commitment to providing universal access to electricity in the country by 2030.
