Green energy should be viewed as an economic necessity for Kenya, not an effort to appease Copenhagen.
As long as Kenya remains a net importer of oil with a huge fraction of electricity generation based on fuel, and as long as this imported oil remains expensive, Kenya has an economic incentive to emphasize measures that reduce its oil intake.
This can come about through conversion to non-petroleum energy and through efficiency measures that reduce oil intake.
The lead times for the planned green electricity projects (Geothermal, etc) are said to be long and we are likely to remain incrementally dependent on oil generated electricity for a long time to come.
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