The Government of Kenya, in partnership with the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), is developing 137 solar microgrids in 12 of the country's 14 counties.

The project is being funded by the World Bank, which in 2017 approved a $150 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA ) to finance the project.

The solar microgrid will power 567 public facilities, including secondary schools, health facilities and administrative offices. They will also power the 380 drilled water pumps. The project will provide electricity to approximately 277,000 homes or 1.5 million people.

"Kenya has deployed microgrids to serve communities that are not connected to the main grid," said Davis Chichir, Kenya's cabinet secretary for energy. “Currently, we have approximately 62 microgrids fully operational and 28 more under construction. We hope to deploy many more to close the energy access gap and ensure universal access to electricity by 2030.”

The locations of the 137 microgrids will be published in the Official Gazette in April 2022. According to reports, land acquisition is underway under the direction of the National Land Council.