100% Renewables Energy System Modeling Results For Kisumu County, Kenya

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

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Abstract: Achieving the goals laid out in the Paris Agreement will require a shift to net-zero emissions in the second half of this century will require an unprecedented transformation of energy supply toward renewables in all sectors and all countries. In the 100 % Renewables Cities and Regions Roadmap project (100%RE), cities and regions from three countries around the world were selected to develop a plan on how to achieve an energy system based on 100 percent renewables by 2050. These ambitious energy scenarios can serve as beacons for other cities, provinces, or federal states to show how 100 percent renewable energies are possible in different parts of the world. Therefore, the countries span three different continents and have different boundary conditions for the implementation of renewable energies: Argentina in South America, Kenya in Africa, and Indonesia in Asia. This study covers one part of the project for one of the case studies: the development of 100 percent renewable energy scenarios for the target year 2050 for Kisumu County in Kenya. Kisumu is a county in western Kenya lying at the shores of Lake Victoria, its capital, Kisumu, is the third largest city of Kenya. The results of the scenario calculations will be used to further develop action plans and identify projects for the deployment of renewable energy transition.