Economic Consulting Associates Limited
Abstract: German Development Cooperation,through KfW (Financial Cooperation) and GIZ (Technical Cooperation),intends to assist Government of Kenya in promoting the development of new medium-sized hybrid mini-grids (PV-/Wind-Diesel) focused on nascent small and medium-sized growth centres. To assist in identifying and preparing this project,KfW Development Bank contracted Economic Consulting Associates (ECA) of the UK,in conjunction with Trama Tecno Ambiental (TTA) of Spain and Access Energy of Kenya to undertake the Project Design Study on the Renewable Energy Development for Off-Grid Power Supply in Rural Regions of Kenya. The work is divided into 4 main tasks ? policy and regulatory framework,minigrid lessons from SSA and Kenya,design of mini-grid interventions,project implementation and next steps.