Kenya

The $623 million financing included the first long-term commercial loans for private power plants in Kenya and marked the first time IDA guarantees were issued in support of local investors. The guarantees minimized the government’s contingent liabilities by limiting its exposure to two to three months of payments and guarantees. They also helped to ensure consistency and predictability in government support for Kenya’s Independent Power Producer Program. Most important, they made possible the construction of 298 MW of critically needed generation capacity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kacaniku, Teuta, Izaguirre-Bradley, Karina
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-06
Subjects:WASTE, POWER SECTORS, POWER PLANTS, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, FOSSIL FUELS, HEATING FUELS, CARBON, INCOME, ACTIVITIES, ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, GENERATION, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, CLEAN ENERGY, TRADITIONAL BIOMASS, EMISSIONS, INCENTIVES, POWER SUPPLY, GAS, PE, ENERGY CONSUMERS, SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY, DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY, BIOMASS, GENERATION CAPACITY, ENERGY PAYMENTS, CO2, PETROLEUM, OIL, EMISSION FACTOR, POWER GENERATION, ENERGY MIX, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, FOREST RESIDUES, CO2 EMISSIONS, GEOTHERMAL PLANT, CAPACITY, KILOWATT HOUR, ENERGY INTENSITY, ELECTRIFICATION, OPTIONS, SOLID FUELS, ENERGY RESOURCES, PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY SERVICES, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ENERGY SECTOR, GAS EMISSIONS, PELLETS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, FUELS, FUEL COSTS, POWER PRODUCERS, CFC, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, EMISSION, GREENHOUSE, POWER GENERATION CAPACITY, LEAD, HEAT, CLIMATE CHANGE, BALANCE, SOURCE OF ENERGY, BLACK CARBON, ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, ENERGY CHARGES, POWER, ELECTRICITY, CLIMATE, HYDROPOWER, WORLD ENERGY, FOREST, PETROLEUM GAS, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, REMEDIAL ACTIONS, ENVIRONMENT, PRIMARY ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY DEMAND, POWER PRODUCER, COMBUSTION, INVESTMENT, GASEOUS FUELS, COAL, TARIFF, DIESEL FUEL, FUEL, GLOBAL ENERGY MIX, LESS, BOTTOM LINE, INVESTMENTS, METHANE, BRIQUETTES, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, ENERGY INDUSTRIES, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY ACCESS, DIESEL, POWER OUTAGES, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, HEAT GENERATION, PIPELINE, FOSSIL, HEATING, BENEFITS, POWER PLANT, ENERGY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24730708/kenya-first-commercial-financing-power-plants-made-possible-through-series-ida-guarantees
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22115
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