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Kenya: Off-grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties

Abstract*

The objective of the Off-grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties is to increase access to modern energy services in underserved counties of Kenya. There are four components to the project, the first component being mini-grids for community facilities, enterprises, and households. This component will support the electrification of areas where electricity supply through mini-grids represents the least-cost option from a country perspective... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to increase access to modern energy services in underserved counties of Kenya

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P160009
Status
Active
Team Leader
Alex Njoroge , Johannes Exel
Borrower 2
The National Treasury

Country
Kenya
Disclosure Date
August 2, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 26, 2017
Effective Date
March 8, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 150.00 million
Implementing Agency
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC),Ministry of Energy and Petroleum,Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 150.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 30, 2026

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 31, 2024

Associated Projects
P163538

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change84%
- FY17 - Mitigation84%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Access to Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Efficiency19%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform47%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Public Private Partnerships41%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development20%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery20%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	150.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	150.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	150.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	150.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of September 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of September 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	53,262.50
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	256,800.86
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	1,003.50
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	122,600.64
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	122,600.64
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	112,974.40
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	233,177.55
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	559,187.25
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	151,602.88
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	392,178.25
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	401,211.22
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	121,741.75
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	35,973.14
May 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	2,800.94
May 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	115,295.58
May 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	115,295.58
May 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	109,146.49
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	385,909.44
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	155,322.66
Jun 28, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	220,321.84
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	120,051.81
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	120,051.81
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Int Charges	112,393.26
Dec 9, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	335,421.20
Dec 9, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	552,968.06
Oct 5, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	737,814.75
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-61350	Loan Repay	2,298,657.20
May 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	1,312.14
May 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Repay	2,401,867.20
May 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	123,394.03
May 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	123,394.03
May 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	115,803.79
Apr 11, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	734,805.30
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	1,007.93
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Repay	2,398,886.80
Jun 4, 2018	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	4,545,568.50
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-61350	Int Charges	14,715.89
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-61350	Int Charges	14,715.89
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-61350	Int Charges	13,931.05
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-61350	Int Charges	87,003.30
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-61350	Int Charges	87,003.30
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-61350	Int Charges	82,363.12
Jun 11, 2019	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	494,343.72
Jun 14, 2019	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	22,528,000.00
May 29, 2019	IDA-61350	Int Charges	15,358.95
May 29, 2019	IDA-61350	Int Charges	16,224.23
May 29, 2019	IDA-61350	Int Charges	16,224.23
Dec 10, 2019	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	1,036,706.20
May 15, 2020	IDA-61350	Int Charges	101,826.78
May 15, 2020	IDA-61350	Int Charges	101,826.78
May 15, 2020	IDA-61350	Int Charges	96,396.04
Jul 2, 2020	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	1,466,335.00
Aug 17, 2020	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	227,445.53
Jun 25, 2020	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	53,250.83
Jun 25, 2020	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	9,170.79
Jun 25, 2020	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	1,147,150.50
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	429,658.53
May 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	126,935.74
May 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	126,935.74
Nov 17, 2020	IDA-61350	Int Charges	120,895.72
Nov 17, 2020	IDA-61350	Int Charges	120,895.72
Nov 17, 2020	IDA-61350	Int Charges	114,447.96
May 15, 2021	IDA-61350	Int Charges	119,104.20
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	128,703.46
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	128,703.46
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Int Charges	119,087.70
Jun 5, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	1,116,119.80
May 15, 2024	IDA-61350	Int Charges	2,741.18
May 15, 2024	IDA-61350	Loan Repay	2,389,835.20
May 15, 2024	IDA-61350	Int Charges	129,735.96
May 15, 2024	IDA-61350	Int Charges	129,735.96
May 15, 2024	IDA-61350	Int Charges	122,816.70
Jul 26, 2017	IDA-61350	Loan Commitment	150,000,000.00
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	2,245,673.00
Sep 21, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	1,231,554.10
Aug 18, 2023	IDA-61350	Loan Disb	1,323,306.80

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2025-05-22
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-22
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-05-22
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-22
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-22
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-22

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

People provided with new or improved electricity service (Corporate Results Indicator) Value 0.00 892989.00 1272525.00
Date February 8, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Community facilities provided with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 0.00 567.00
Date April 18, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Renewable energy generation capacity (other than hydropower) constructed under the project (MW) (Corporate Results Indicator) Value 0.00 4.31 16.10
Date February 15, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Households provided with access to electricity by mini-grids Value 0.00 0.00 20750.00
Date July 26, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Renewable energy generation capacity of mini-grids constructed under the project (MW) Value 0.00 0.00 11.50
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Households provided with new electricity connections by stand-alone systems Value 0.00 175096.00 250000.00
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Community facilities provided with access to electricity by stand-alone systems Value 0.00 0.00 387.00
Date June 12, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Citizens in the target area reached through the consumer education and citizen engagement program (%) Value 0.00 10.00 65.00
Date February 9, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Enterprises provided with access to electricity by mini-grids Value 0.00 0.00 6050.00
Date February 8, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Boreholes equipped with solar pumping systems Value 0.00 0.00 380.00
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Annual publication of feedback received from citizens reached through the consumer education and citizen engagement program Value No Yes Yes
Date April 25, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Households provided with new electricity connections by stand-alone systems, of which headed by women (%) Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date December 6, 2016 April 30, 2018 December 28, 2023
Comment
Volume of debt channeled to private solar companies (USD) Value 0.00 190000.00 190000.00
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Volume of GHG emissions reduced (tCO2) Value 0.00 38000.00 3890000.00
Date March 22, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Enterprises provided with access to electricity by mini-grids, of which headed by women (%) Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date February 8, 2017 April 30, 2018 December 28, 2023
Comment
Community facilities provided with access to electricity by mini-grids Value 0.00 0.00 200.00
Date February 8, 2017 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Renewable energy generation capacity of stand-alone systems constructed under the project (MW) Value 0.00 4.31 4.60
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Households provided with access to electricity by mini-grids Value 0.00 0.00 20750.00
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Clean and efficient household stoves sold in target counties Value 0.00 13940.00 60000.00
Date December 13, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Volume of results-based financing channeled to private solar companies (USD) Value 0.00 2168000.00 12000000.00
Date December 6, 2016 January 3, 2024 May 30, 2025
Comment
Households provided with access to electricity by mini-grids, of which headed by women (%) Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date December 6, 2016 April 30, 2018 December 28, 2023
Comment

People provided with new or improved electricity service (Corporate Results Indicator)	Value	0.00	892989.00	1272525.00
	Date	February 8, 2017	January 3, 2024	May 30, 2025
	Comment

Volume of GHG emissions reduced (tCO2)	Value	0.00	38000.00	3890000.00
	Date	March 22, 2017	January 3, 2024	May 30, 2025
	Comment

Annual publication of feedback received from citizens reached through the consumer education and citizen engagement program	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	April 25, 2017	January 3, 2024	May 30, 2025
	Comment

Households provided with new electricity connections by stand-alone systems, of which headed by women (%)	Value	0.00	0.00	20.00
	Date	December 6, 2016	April 30, 2018	December 28, 2023
	Comment

Volume of debt channeled to private solar companies (USD)	Value	0.00	190000.00	190000.00
	Date	December 6, 2016	January 3, 2024	May 30, 2025
	Comment

Renewable energy generation capacity of stand-alone systems constructed under the project (MW)	Value	0.00	4.31	4.60
	Date	December 6, 2016	January 3, 2024	May 30, 2025
	Comment

Kenya: Off-grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of September 30, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of September 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS