This project involves the installation of power to public facilities that include primary and secondary schools, polytechnics, health centers, market centers, community water points, tea and coffee buying centers, and government facilities to promote social economic development and increase of electricity access in rural areas.

The project includes connecting households located within a radius of 600 meters from a public facility or an existing transformer to electricity.

Projects under this category:

The Electrification of Public Facilities Project (EPFP)

The Electrification of Public Facilities Project (EPFP) is divided into five beneficiary lot regions and aims to electrify about 600 public facilities (Market centres, Health centres, educational institutions, Tea buying centres, Coffee factories and Administration Centres).

This project is jointly financed by the government of Kenya and Arab Development Partners namely; Arab Bank for Economic Development {BADEA}, OPEC Fund for Development {OFID}, Abu Dhabi for Development [ADFD], and Saudi Fund for Development [SDF] at a total cost of $57 Million.

The project will result in connection of long lines in various counties opening up these areas for viable economic activities. As a result, construction of 500km of medium voltage distribution lines will be set up. This means, households in close proximity to transformers and meet all installation requirements will have access to electricity.

Overall, the scope of the project includesthe construction of 2,850 km of electricity distribution lines and installation of transformers. The project envisages to electrify 1,200 public facilities which include market centers, health centers, educational institutions, tea buying centers, coffee factories and administration Centers.

On completion, the project will ensure the electrification of 35,460 households in 131constituencies located in 36 Counties in Nyanza and Western, North Rift, South Rift, Central and Upper Eastern, Lower Eastern and Coast region. It is estimated that in each of the five project areas over 7,000 households will be connected to electricity.

Electrification of primary schools

Electrification of primary schools has been implemented through grid extensions within grid network and installation of solar PVs in schools in off grid areas, the programme will help improve education standards and also to enhance electricity access across the country.

A total of 22,927 primary schools have been electrified across the country and the project has been a key contributor to the universal access target and improvement of education standards.

Electrification of public primary schools in support of the Digital Learning Programme is a key contributor to the universal access target and improvement of education standards.  The increased connectivity has positively impacted on the welfare and wellbeing of the society through increased study time, improved security, development of ICT villages and productive use of electricity in agriculture, among others.