Ndurumo Sustainable Energy Partnership was a project aimed at providing an affordable and reliable electricity service from a hydroelectric power source to rural population living in Thuura, Giaki, and Kiburine locations, in the Imenti North District, County of Meru, Kenya.
Outcome and Impact:
Milestones along the permitting process were reached with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, the Energy Regulatory Committee, and the national utility Kenya Power. Social activities were conducted by the project partners AVSI and CoWA and local communities benefited from an improved environment to face the energy challenge through exploiting new business opportunities, increasing savings by promoting Village Savings and loans Associations and sensitising local people on access to electricity and how to exploit it for a better living condition.
Project Developer
Location
Kenya
Total Project Budget
EUR 117 745
EEP Africa Financing
EUR 47 098
Sector
Hydropower
Type
Scale-up
Project Period
2016 - 2018