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Rerec has just eight weeks to commission 31 solar-powered mini-grids across four counties. [File, Standard]
The government is racing against a tightening one-month window to complete a $150 million (Sh20 billion) World Bank-funded project to bring solar electricity and clean water to 14 underserved counties, with the September 30 deadline looming.
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) has just eight weeks to commission 31 solar-powered mini-grids across four counties, install 316 solar-powered water pumping systems, and connect thousands of households to reliable electricity and clean water.
With the clock ticking, the State agency is scrambling to overcome procurement bottlenecks, supply chain constraints, logistical hurdles and community disputes that have plagued the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (Kosap).
