Editing Economy of Kenya (section)

=== Energy===
{{Further|Energy in Kenya}}

The largest segment of Kenya's electricity supply comes from hydroelectric stations at dams along the upper [[Tana River (Kenya)|Tana River]], as well as the [[Turkwel Gorge Dam]] in the west. A petroleum-fired plant on the coast, geothermal facilities at [[Olkaria]], and electricity imported from [[Uganda]] make up the balance. Kenya's installed capacity stood at 1,142 [[megawatts]] a year between 2001 and 2003. The state-owned [[Kenya Electricity Generating Company]], established in 1997 under the name Kenya Power Company, handles the generation of electricity, while the [[Kenya Power and Lighting Company]] handles transmission and distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.plc.co.ke/ |title=Unauthorized Access |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106170811/http://plc.co.ke/ |archive-date=6 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortfalls of electricity occur periodically when drought reduces water flow. In 1997 and 2000, for example, drought prompted severe power rationing, with economically-damaging 12-hour [[Rolling blackout|blackouts]]. Frequent outages and high costs of power remain serious obstacles to economic activity. Tax and other concessions are planned to encourage investment in hydroelectricity and in [[geothermal energy]], which Kenya has been a pioneer in adopting.<ref name=cp/>

Kenya currently imports all crude petroleum requirements, with petroleum accounting for 20% to 25% of the national import bill. [[Hydrocarbon]] reserves have been found in Kenya's semi-arid northern region of [[Turkana County|Turkana]] after several decades of intermittent exploration. Offshore prospecting also continues. [[Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited|Kenya Petroleum Refineries]], a 50:50 joint venture between the government and several oil majors, operates the country's sole oil refinery in [[Mombasa]]. The refinery's production is transported via Kenya's Mombasa–Nairobi pipeline.<ref name="cp" /> However, the refinery is currently non-operational.{{When|date=September 2019}} In 2004, oil consumption was estimated at {{convert|55000|oilbbl}} a day.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Total energy consumption in [[Terrawatt-hour]]s (TWh) of Kenya<ref>{{Cite web |title=Primary energy consumption |url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/primary-energy-cons?tab=chart&country=~GHA |website=Our World in Data}}</ref>
!1980
!1990
!2000
!2010
!2020
!2021
|-
|29
|{{Increase}}36
|{{Increase}}46
|{{Increase}}67
|{{Increase}}99
|{{Increase}}104
|-
! colspan="6" |Per capita consumption in [[Kilowatt-hour]]s (KWh)<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Energy use per person |url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-energy-use?showSelectionOnlyInTable=1&country=~KEN |website=Our World in Data}}</ref>
|-
|1,815 
|{{Decrease}}1,551 
|{{Decrease}}1,479 
|{{Increase}}1,623 
|{{Increase}}1,902 
|{{Increase}}1,953 
|}