As of 2022, Kenya registered a total installed capacity to generate roughly 3,300 megawatts of electricity. It was the highest total installed capacity registered in the country since 2017. Geothermal power made the largest contribution to the total capacity, followed by hydro and thermal power sources.
Total installed capacity of electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 5, 2023). Total installed capacity of electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240951/installed-capacity-of-electricity-generation-in-kenya/
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Total installed capacity of electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240951/installed-capacity-of-electricity-generation-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Total Installed Capacity of Electricity Generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240951/installed-capacity-of-electricity-generation-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Total installed capacity of electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240951/installed-capacity-of-electricity-generation-in-kenya/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total installed capacity of electricity generation in Kenya from 2017 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240951/installed-capacity-of-electricity-generation-in-kenya/