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Kenya is investing heavily in expanding power capacity and generation and there are a large number of power infrastructure projects in the pipeline. The country is focusing on diversifying its energy mix reducing the reliance on hydropower introducing gas fired thermal plants and expanding the use of renewables particularly geothermal wind and solar power and a number of plants are expected to come online during our ten-year forecast period to 2024.
Kenya presents a generally attractive investment destination with demand for electricity increasing rapidly supported by a government programme to increase connectivity across the country. As a result many foreign power construction and investment firms are active in the market. Power generation is expected to almost double over the forecast period. However we caution there are downside risks to our current forecasts. Projects are frequently subject to delays and have often become the basis of political protests. Kenya's security environment is also weak and investors may be deterred by terrorist kidnappings and attacks such as the April 2015 assault on Garissa University College.
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Key Trends And Developments
* The 310MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project finally entered the construction phase in May 2015 a major milestone for Kenya's flagship - and Africa's largest - wind power project. The project was first mooted in 2005 and construction was initially meant to begin in April 2012 but doubts over financing and difficulties with the grid infrastructure were major setbacks and have delayed the project.
* Work has started to improve the transmission grid connection to the Olkaria geothermal plants and from there international connectivity: the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has started work on the Olkaria-Lessos-Kisumu power transmission line which will link with the Ethiopia-Kenya interconnector via the Olkaria-Suswa project. The line will run from Olkaria in Naivasha to Lessos in...
The Kenya Power Report features BMI Research's market assessment and independent forecasts covering electricity generation (coal gas oil nuclear hydro and non-hydro renewables) electricity consumption trade transmission and distribution losses and electricity generating capacity.
The Kenya Power Report also analyses the impact of regulatory changes recent developments and the background macroeconomic outlook and features competitive landscapes comparing national and multinational operators by sales market share investments projects partners and expansion strategies.
Key Benefits
* Use BMI's independent industry forecasts for Kenya to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic planning in the power market.
* Target business opportunities and risks Kenya's power sector through our reviews of latest power industry trends regulatory changes and major deals projects and investments in Kenya.
* Assess the activities strategy and market position of your competitors partners and clients via our Competitive Landscape analysis.
Coverage
BMI Industry View
Summary of BMI’s key industry forecasts views and trend analysis covering power markets regulatory changes major investments projects and company developments.
Industry SWOT Analysis
Analysis of the major Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats within the power sector and within the broader political economic and business environment.
BMI’s Power Forecast Scenario
Forecasts to end-2024 for all key indicators supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecasts:
* Generation: Electricity generation total thermal coal natural gas oil nuclear hydropower hydro-electric pumped storage and non-hydropower renewables.
* Transmission and Distribution Losses: Electric power transmission and distribution losses.
* Trade: Total imports and exports.
* Electricity Consumption: Net consumption.
* Electricity Capacity: Capacity net conventional thermal nuclear hydropower and non-hydroelectric renewables.
BMI’s Power Risk Reward Index
BMI’s Risk Reward Indices provide investors (power companies service companies and equity investors) looking for opportunities in the region with a clear country-comparative assessment of a market’s risks and potential rewards. Each of the country markets are scored using a sophisticated model that includes more than 40 industry economic and demographic data points to provide indices of highest to lowest appeal to investors
Market Overview
Structure size and value of the industry sector; overview of the industry landscape and key players; an assessment of the business operating environment sustainable energy policies pricing and the latest regulatory developments.
Key Projects Database
Details and analysis of all current and planned developments (new ventures capacity expansion and other investments) across the sector broken down by location sector type capacity value companies and operational status.
Competitive Landscape
Illustration of the power industry that exploits our data-rich in-depth analysis of the leading players in the sector and examination of operational results strategic goals market position and the potential for investment.
Power Outlook long-Term Forecasts
Regional long-term power forecasts covering electricity generation consumption and capacity for thermal hydroelectric and nuclear power. These are supported by a country specific overview alongside an analysis of key downside risks to the main forecasts.
Regional Overview
Providing BMI’s near-term economic outlook for the region as a whole as well as taking a close look at countries of particular interest and the latest trends and developments.
Sources
The Power Market Reports draw on an extensive network of primary sources such as multilateral organisations government departments industry associations chambers and company reports including Energy Information Administration (EIA) World Bank (WB) and United Nations (UN).
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