KenGen: Excellence in Green Energy Infrastructure East Africa 2025
KenGen, East Africa’s largest electricity producer earns recognition for converting national-scale assets into a consistently low-carbon, resilient platform that materially supports growth across East Africa. With 1,786MW of installed capacity, around 90 percent renewable output and roughly 60 percent domestic market share, it strengthens security of supply while cutting grid emissions. KenGen’s geothermal fleet is a principal reason Kenya sits among the world’s leading producers, ranking seventh globally and first in Africa, and it continues to deepen this advantage through disciplined expansion. Its Good to Great 2034 strategy is practical and measurable, targeting 1,500MW of new capacity over 10 years, supported by 500MW of storage to manage variable renewables and protect system stability. Execution is already visible in asset optimisation, including rehabilitation of Olkaria I that lifts output from 45MW to 63.5MW, and in cost-smart solar deployment, such as a 42.5MW plant co-located with hydropower infrastructure to optimise water use against evening demand peaks. KenGen also advances green industrialisation via the KenGen Green Energy Park special economic zone, attracting data centre, electric vehicle manufacturing and fertiliser investments enabled by geothermal steam, clean power and hydrogen-linked production. A clear $4.30bn resource mobilisation plan, innovative joint ventures, public–private partnerships and climate-finance access, complemented by a World Bank-backed geothermal training centre and regional consultancy, extends impact through skills, technology transfer, and replicable delivery. The Capital Finance International (CFI.co) Judging Panel congratulates KenGen on winning the 2025 Excellence in Green Energy Infrastructure Award (East Africa).
