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Kenya Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend

Kenya generated 650 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 4.6% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 78th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through June 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Kenya generated 650 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
  • Solar supplied 4.6% of Kenya's electricity in 2025.
  • Kenya was the 78th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
  • Kenya's solar generation in 2025 was 622% higher than in 2020, when it was 90.0 GWh.
  • Kenya's solar generation in 2025 was 13 times the 2015 level of 50.0 GWh.
  • Kenya's solar generation peaked at 660 GWh in 2024.
  • Kenya's solar share in 2025 was below the world share of 8.8%.
  • Kenya had 550 MW of solar generating capacity in 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

MeasureValueAs of / source
Solar generation650 GWh2025 · Ember
Share of Kenya's electricity4.6%2025 · Ember
World share of solar8.8%2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)78 of 1802025 · Ember
Solar capacity550 MW2025 · Ember

Solar Generation Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Kenya solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025 Kenya's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 650 GWh in 2025. 0 200 400 600 800 200020052010201520202025
Kenya's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 650 GWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Kenya solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
YearSolar
20000 TWh
20010 TWh
20020 TWh
20030 TWh
20040 TWh
20050 TWh
20060 TWh
20070 TWh
20080 TWh
20090 TWh
20100 TWh
201110.0 GWh
201210.0 GWh
201330.0 GWh
201450.0 GWh
201550.0 GWh
201660.0 GWh
201770.0 GWh
201890.0 GWh
201990.0 GWh
202090.0 GWh
2021170 GWh
2022420 GWh
2023580 GWh
2024660 GWh
2025650 GWh
Share of Kenya's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025 The share of Kenya's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 4.6%, against 8.8% worldwide. 0 3 5 8 10 200020052010201520202025
The share of Kenya's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 4.6%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Kenya's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025
YearKenyaWorld
20000.0%0.0%
20010.0%0.0%
20020.0%0.0%
20030.0%0.0%
20040.0%0.0%
20050.0%0.0%
20060.0%0.0%
20070.0%0.0%
20080.0%0.1%
20090.0%0.1%
20100.0%0.2%
20110.1%0.3%
20120.1%0.4%
20130.4%0.6%
20140.5%0.8%
20150.5%1.1%
20160.6%1.3%
20170.7%1.8%
20180.8%2.2%
20190.8%2.6%
20200.8%3.2%
20211.4%3.7%
20223.2%4.6%
20234.5%5.6%
20245.0%7.0%
20254.6%8.8%
YearGenerationShareWorld shareCapacity
2025 650 GWh 4.6% 8.8% 550 MW
2024 660 GWh 5.0% 7.0% 550 MW
2023 580 GWh 4.5% 5.6% 470 MW
2022 420 GWh 3.2% 4.6% 270 MW
2021 170 GWh 1.4% 3.7% 170 MW
2020 90.0 GWh 0.8% 3.2% 110 MW
2019 90.0 GWh 0.8% 2.6% 100 MW
2018 90.0 GWh 0.8% 2.2% 90 MW
2017 70.0 GWh 0.7% 1.8% 40 MW
2016 60.0 GWh 0.6% 1.3% 30 MW

Full year by year history for Kenya

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.

Solar Generation Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through June 2026
Kenya monthly solar electricity generation, July 2024 to June 2026 Kenya generated 40.0 GWh of electricity from solar in June 2026, against 30.0 GWh in June 2025. 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.05 2024-072025-012025-072026-01
Kenya generated 40.0 GWh of electricity from solar in June 2026, against 30.0 GWh in June 2025.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, TWh
Kenya monthly solar electricity generation, July 2024 to June 2026
MonthSolar
2024-0730.0 GWh
2024-0830.0 GWh
2024-0940.0 GWh
2024-1040.0 GWh
2024-1140.0 GWh
2024-1240.0 GWh
2025-0140.0 GWh
2025-0240.0 GWh
2025-0340.0 GWh
2025-0440.0 GWh
2025-0540.0 GWh
2025-0630.0 GWh
2025-0730.0 GWh
2025-0830.0 GWh
2025-0940.0 GWh
2025-1040.0 GWh
2025-1140.0 GWh
2025-1240.0 GWh
2026-0150.0 GWh
2026-0240.0 GWh
2026-0340.0 GWh
2026-0440.0 GWh
2026-0540.0 GWh
2026-0640.0 GWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of June 2026. Monthly figures for Kenya can differ slightly from the annual totals.