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Kenya Country Action Plan (CAP)
Launch: 2013 End: 2020
Region: SSA
Geography: Kenya
Type: National
ICS Only?: No
Value/Funding: N/A
Funder Type: Domestic Government, Nonprofit
Funders: Government of Kenya, Supported by CCA
Features:
  • Special Financing
  • Carbon Financing
  • Description:
    Multiple initiatives to increase access. Of 12 RISE companies Kenya made most progress since 2010. In Kenya manufacturers/retailers benefit from carbon financing mechanisms [2] RISE rating 66/100 [3] In 2016 removed 16% VAT on LPG, in 2015 removed excise duty on denatured ethanol [4] In 2018 the Gov increased duty on imported biomass stoves to 35%, removed/reduced duty on parts/raw materials [5]
    Reach:
    Multiple SACCOS established by Kenyan community leaders to help finance improved cookstoves [2]
    Goal/Target:
    7 million households out of CCA's 100 million goal reached with cookstoves by 2020 [1]
    Sources:
    [1] https://www.cleancookingalliance.org/binary-data/RESOURCE/file/000/000/236-1.pdf [2] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/553071544206394642/Policy-Matters-Regulatory-Indicators-for-Sustainable-Energy [3] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/553071544206394642/pdf/132782-replacement-PUBLIC-RiseReport-HighRes.pdf [4] https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/data/files/download-documents/chapter_2_access_to_clean_fuels_and_technologies_for_cooking.pdf [5] https://www.cleancookingalliance.org/resources/566.html