Solar power on grid hits record on bigger capacity
Solar panels being installed at Lunyerere in Vihiga County, Kenya, to provide hybrid power that will pump water and help cut down on the high cost of electricity bills.
The annual amount of energy generated from interconnected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems jumped by 41.84 percent to a record 443.94 gigawatt-hour (GWh)in the financial year ended June 2023, a new report shows, on bigger installed capacity as firms scrambled for cheaper power.
Interconnected solar PV systems are those linked to the national grid with the formal approval of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra).
