Kenya Launches Call For 42.5 MW AC Solar & Storage Capacity

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has invited interested companies under a prequalification call for its Seven Forks Solar and Storage project on its own land 3km west of the Kamburu Dam, near the Kamburu reservoir.   

Seven Forks project will host 47.5 MW DC/42.5 MW AC solar PV capacity, and will be accompanied by a 3 MW/4.5 MWh or higher battery energy storage system (BESS). The majority state-owned power firm intends to select a maximum of 7 firms to deliver the project. 

KenGen specifies that the project will be structured into 2 contracts, one as a consultancy contract, and the other as works contract for design and build. 

Under the 2nd contract, the broad scope of work will be the design, supply, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of the project, along with carrying out high-voltage (HV) substation and transmission line and local works.  

The material equipment and services to be supplied under the contract and financed by France’s Agence Française de Développement (AFD) may have their origin in any country, subject to any restrictions specified. Previously in January 2024, AFD had issued a call for the supervision and management of the Seven Forks PV project (see France’s AFD Launches Solar PV Tender For Kenya). 

Winners will have 13 months to implement the project, with a defects liability period of 24 months. 

KenGen issued the call on May 27, 2025. It will admit applications till July 29, 2025. 

KenGen’s power generation expansion strategy is focused on clean technology, with close to 80% of its energy is generated by renewable energy sources namely hydropower, geothermal and wind. 

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Kenya’s total installed renewable energy capacity at the end of 2024 reached 2.79 GW, comprising around 369 MW solar PV.