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Kajiado County Renewable Energy Atlas KAJIADO COUNTY RENEWABLE ENERGY ATLAS KAJIADO COUNTY RENEWABLE ENERGY ATLAS ALIN (2020) Kajiado County Renewable Energy Atlas Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) 1st floor AAYMCA Building, State House Crescent off State House Avenue P.O. Box 10098 – 00100, Nairobi - KENYA This Atlas was prepared by ALIN in close collaboration with the Kajiado County Government, as represented by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation, Environment and Natural Resources with support from the Hivos Green and Inclusive Energy Programme. Copyright ©2020 Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored for educational or non-commercial purposes provided that appropriate acknowledgement is given of ALIN as the source and copyright holder. Reproduction of the publication for resale or other commercial purposes is however strictly prohibited, except with prior written permission from the copyright holder. About ALIN The Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered in Kenya with over 20 years’ experience working on sustainable development issues by providing a grass-root link to policy matters in addition to empowerment activities. ALIN has been championing the use of ICTs to empower communities with usable information and knowledge to improve their livelihoods. www.alin.net Cover Design and layout by: Ngugi Wathuge Printed by: Regal Press Ltd ii Table of Content List of tables and figures ....................................................................................................................................v Acronyms and abbreviations ............................................................................................................................vi Foreword .......................................................................................................................................................... vii Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ viii Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................................................ix Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................x 1.0 Introduction General County Information ......................................................... 4 1 1.1 Administrative Units ................................................................. 4 1.2 Demography of Kajiado ........................................................... 5 1.3 Health and Education Infrastructure. ...................................... 6 1.4 Topography .............................................................................. 8 1.5 KPLC Distribution .................................................................. 10 1.6 Borehole Distribution in Kajiado County ............................... 17 2.0 Enabling Policy and Legal Framework The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 .....................................................24 23 Kenya Vision 2030 ............................................................................24 The Energy Act, 2019 ......................................................................24 Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 .........................................................24 The National Energy Policy, 2019 ....................................................24 Kenya National Electrification Strategy ...........................................25 Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for Renewable Energy (2012) ............................25 Climate Change Act, 2016 ...............................................................25 National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2018-2022 ...........26 National Adaptation Plan 2015-2030 (NAP) ....................................26 Kenya’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 2016..............26 Kajiado County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2018-2022 ..26 The Kajiado County Climate Change Bill, 2020 ...............................26 The Kajiado County Environment Protection Bill, 2020 ..................26 The Kajiado County Sand Harvesting and Quarry Bill, 2020 ...........26 3.0 Solar energy 3.1 Solar and Terrestrial Radiation ................................................ 28 27 3.2 Existing Solar Site ................................................................... 28 3.3 Potential solar sites in Kajiado County ................................... 35 iii 4.0 Wind Energy 6.0 Hydro Power 42 53 4.1 Existing Wind Energy Sites .............................42 4.2 Potential Wind Energy Sites ...........................48 7.0 Biomass Energy 5.0 Geothermal Energy 56 50 7.1 Potential Biomass Energy Sites ......................59 5.1 The Mt. Suswa Geothermal Site .....................51 5.2 Lake Magadi Springs ......................................51 5.3 The Kisaju Area 22 ..........................................51 8.0 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 62 9.0 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................... 63 List of Potential Renewable Energy Sites ......................................................................................................... 64 Groups of Project Consumers .......................................................................................................................... 64 iv List of tables and figures Figure 1.1 Population and distribution ..................................................................................................... 5 Figure 1.2 Distribution of schools and hospitals in Kajiado County ........................................................ 7 Figure 1.3: Topography of Kajiado County .............................................................................................. 9 Figure 1.4: KPLC power distribution in Kajiado County. ........................................................................ 11 Figure 1.5: KPLC power distribution in Kajiado North........................................................................... 12 Figure 1.6: KPLC power distribution in Kajiado East ............................................................................. 13 Figure 1.7: KPLC power distribution in Kajiado West ............................................................................ 14 Figure 1.8: KPLC power distribution in Kajiado South ........................................................................... 15 Figure 1.9: KPLC power distribution in Kajiado Central. ....................................................................... 16 Figure 1.10: Borehole location in Kajiado County. ................................................................................. 18 Figure 1.11: Borehole location in Kajiado Central .................................................................................. 19 Figure 1.12: Borehole location in Kajiado East. ...................................................................................... 20 Figure 1.13: Borehole location in Kajiado West. .................................................................................... 21 Figure 1.14: Borehole location in Kajiado South. ................................................................................... 22 Figure 1.15: Existing Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado County. .................................................................. 29 Figure 1.16: Existing Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado North. .................................................................... 30 Figure 1.17: Existing Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado Central. .................................................................. 31 Figure 1.18: Existing Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado East. ....................................................................... 32 Figure 1.19: Existing Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado West. ...................................................................... 33 Figure 1.20: Existing Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado North. .................................................................... 34 Figure 1.21: Potential Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado County. ................................................................. 36 Figure 1.22: Potential Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado North.................................................................... 37 Figure 1.23: Potential Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado West. .................................................................... 38 Figure 1.24: Potential Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado East. ..................................................................... 39 Figure 1.25: Potential Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado Central. ................................................................ 40 Figure 1.26: Potential Solar Energy Sites in Kajiado South. ................................................................... 41 Figure 1.27: Existing Renewable Energy Sites in Kajiado (m/s). ............................................................ 44 Figure 1.28: Existing Wind Renewable energy Sites in Kajiado West (m/s)........................................... 45 Figure 1.29: Existing Renewable Energy Sites in Kajiado East (m/s). ...................................................
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