Ngong Hills Wind Power Station. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Kenya has been ranked top in the use of renewable and clean energy in the Horn of Africa, helping mitigate the effects of climate change.
A report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) dubbed ‘Clean Energy Transitions in the Greater Horn of Africa,’ says Kenya has made massive investments in renewable and clean energy among the eight countries surveyed.
In the process, it has helped to reduce the emission of carbon and other harmful gasses.
“The main goal has been to ensure it produces clean energy that is affordable to all,” says the report released last month.
Renewable energy means energy from sources that are not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power. Clean energy refers to energy generated from recyclable sources without emitting greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse gases are those in Earth’s…