@ESA_Kenya

To encourage the sustainable development of the Kenyan electricity sector through collaboration, advocacy and data driven solutions

 Nairobi
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Joined March 2020
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๐Ÿ“ข ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ข ๐„๐’๐€๐Š ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ & ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ณ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” Kenya's electricity sector stands at a defining moment. Market liberalization, the newly gazetted Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open Access) Regulations, rising captive power generation, and growing demand for transmission investment are reshaping how power is generated, moved, and consumed across the country. This transformation demands serious investment and meticulous implementation. Building on the success of our inaugural Baraza in 2025, ESAK is bringing back the conversation that is central to Kenya's energy security and economic competitiveness with the ๐&๐“ ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ณ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” themed "๐€๐ง๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ, ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ - ๐‘ป๐’–๐’Œ๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚!" ๐Ÿ“… 19th November 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Trademark Hotel, Village Market, Nairobi This year's Baraza convenes policymakers, regulators, utilities, investors, financiers, project developers, and development partners for candid dialogue on: โšก Government-owned enterprises in a liberalizing market โšก Open access and electricity market development โšก The investment pipeline โšก Kenya's Transmission Master Plan and ITPs โšก Regional electricity trade ๐&๐“ ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ณ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, where Kenya's energy future gets shaped, ๐‘ป๐’–๐’Œ๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚! To participate/sponsor the event, get in touch via: ๐Ÿ“ž +254 727 113554 || โœ‰๏ธ [email protected] || ๐Ÿ”Œ SAVE THE DATE!
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Join regulators, utility leaders, investors, and policymakers as we unpack and redefine the new electricity market era for Kenya at the ESAK ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ & ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ณ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”! ๐Ÿ“… 19th November 2026 | ๐Ÿ“ Trademark Hotel | ... ๐‘ป๐’–๐’Œ๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚!
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๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected] | ๐Ÿ“ž +254 727 113554
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๐Ÿ“ŒSPONSOR ANNOUCEMENT ๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ÿชถ Powering the country and shaping the sector... We are delighted to have ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ in the 2026 ESAK P&T Baraza ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ. ๐€๐ง๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ, ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ...๐‘ป๐’–๐’Œ๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚!
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Kenyaโ€™s electricity market is opening up, and the state-owned players that built the sector are at the center of the change. With the new Open Access and Bulk Supply Regulations reshaping who can generate, sell, and wheel power, Kenyaโ€™s public utilities face a defining question..
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3/4 Join regulators, utility leaders, investors, and policymakers at the ESAK ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ & ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ณ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” as we unpack what liberalization means for Kenyaโ€™s state-owned enterprises, and for everyone who does business with them.
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4/4 ๐Ÿ“… 19th November 2026 | ๐Ÿ“ Trademark Hotel | ... ๐‘ป๐’–๐’Œ๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚! ๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected] | ๐Ÿ“ž +254 727 113554
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New regulations, billions in transmission & generation investment needed... Don't miss the event shaping Kenyaโ€™s electricity market. ๐€๐ง๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ, ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ... ๐‘ป๐’–๐’Œ๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚!
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When the sun does not shine, when the wind does not blow... What then? xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1AKEmvwvkโ€ฆ
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Electricity Sector Association of Kenya (ESAK)

When the sun does not shine, when the wind does not blow... What then?

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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? "We should be asking what investments, market rules and operating capabilities Kenya needs to accommodate VRE, not how much VRE is too much.", Anthony C. Mburu. ๐Ÿ“… TODAY || ๐Ÿ•• 6pm EAT || ๐Ÿ“ Online (LinkedIn, Youtube, X)
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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? Let's answer the "what then" on today's ESAK KSS episode, starting at 6PM EAT with Anthony C. Mburu, Kaluki Kyalo, Bernard Osawa, Anders Kruse, @KateIrura, Eng. Dido Lumanyika & @GeorgeAluru . ๐Ÿ“… TODAY || ๐Ÿ•• 6pm EAT || ๐Ÿ“ Online (LinkedIn, Youtube, X)
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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? "Based on Danish experiences, least cost and security of supply can go hand in hand.", Anders Kruse ,Danish Energy Agency. ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th August, 2026๐Ÿ“LIVE
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Anders Kruse, Program Lead and Chief Advisor at the Danish Energy Agency will be speaking at the #ESAK_KSS - When the sun does not shine, when the wind does not blow, what then? ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th August, 2026๐Ÿ“LIVE
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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? "Kenya simply has no green grid without renewables.", @KateIrura, Chairperson Green Hydrogen Association of Kenya (GHAK). ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th August, 2026๐Ÿ“LIVE
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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? "What are we doing with the hours the sun shines and the wind blows?", Kaluki Kyalo, Co-Founder and Operations Director @BriskDynamics. ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th August, 2026๐Ÿ“LIVE
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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? "The right question should be, what is the least-cost set of grid and market interventions that allows the system to absorb more low-cost VRE reliably?", Bernard Osawa, Energy Sector Board Chair, @KEPSA_KENYA. ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th August, 2026๐Ÿ“LIVE
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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ...๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง? "Variability is not the enemy of reliability.", Eng. Dido Lumanyika, @AnzanaElectric Group. ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th August, 2026๐Ÿ“LIVE
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When the sun does not shine, when the wind does not blow, what then? Join @KateIrura, ESAK Board Member and MD, SOWITEC Kenya as we unpack this crucial question in the upcoming ESAK_KSS. Thursday 27th๐Ÿ“Online
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Kaluki Kyalo of Brisk Renewable Energy will be speaking at #ESAK_KSS this Thursday- When the sun does not shine, when the wind does not blow, what then? ๐Ÿ“… Thursday 27th ๐Ÿ“Online
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Anthony C. Mburu, an energy and infrastructure executive will be speaking at the #ESAK_KSS this Thursday! When the sun does not shine, when the wind does not blow, what then?
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