Kenya’s electricity system is one of the cleanest in the world, and the latest statistics from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) show how it is changing. Here are the key figures for the year ended June 2026, with comparisons to the previous year.
40.91%
Geothermal’s share of electricity generation, making it by far the largest source. Kenya has developed the Rift Valley’s steam fields over decades, and geothermal provides steady baseload power that does not depend on rainfall or sunshine.
22.65%
Hydropower’s share. Hydro output rose slightly, to 3,554.31 GWh from 3,503.47 GWh, thanks to better rainfall, but its share of the mix fell from 24.21% because imports grew faster.
12.31%
Wind’s share, making it the third-largest domestic source, with generation of 1,931.72 GWh.
12.19%
The share of electricity imported. Ethiopia supplied 1,577.66 GWh, or 82.45% of imports, through the high-voltage interconnection between the two countries. Imports are largely hydropower, so they are low-carbon, but they add a new kind of dependency.
8.34%
The share from interconnected thermal power plants, which burn fuel oil. This is the part of the system exposed to global fuel prices.
2,316 MW
Kenya’s record peak demand in 2025, up from 2,177 MW the year before, as reported in EPRA’s previous statistics report. That report put total generation in the year to June 2025 at 14,472 GWh, with about 80% from renewable sources, and household consumption up 13% to 3,640 GWh.
79%
The share of Kenyans with access to electricity in 2025, up from 37% in 2013, according to the International Energy Agency. Kenya’s national energy compact under Mission 300 targets a near-100% renewable power system by 2030.
What the numbers say
Kenya’s grid is already mostly renewable, which helped shield electricity prices from this year’s oil shock. The challenges now are different: meeting rising demand reliably, integrating more variable wind and solar, cutting the remaining thermal generation and managing growing reliance on imports. Each will shape whether Kenya can keep its position as a regional clean-power leader.
Sources: Capital FM: Geothermal accounts for 41pc of Kenya’s electricity generation · People Daily: Kenya records highest power consumption in five years · Down to Earth: IEA report on renewable integration in Kenya
