This archive report was first published on 22 October 2021.
On October 22, 2021, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) was recognized for its pioneering work in reducing carbon emissions under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) at the 2021 Climate Action Awards East Africa.
KenGen, alongside listed telecommunication service provider Safaricom, was feted for its commitment to making a significant contribution to the reduction of the effects of climate change by scaling up clean energy production.
Accepting the honorary award, KenGen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Rebecca Miano, emphasized the company's focus on producing green energy, stating that more than 86 percent of the energy produced by KenGen is from clean sources, including wind, hydro, and geothermal.
KenGen has been cleared by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to sell an equivalent of 4.6 million tonnes of carbon emissions earned since March 2020, from six projects including the Olkaria II Geothermal Expansion Project and the Ngong' Wind power project.
Earlier in 2019, KenGen joined the United Nations Global Compact, and this year, it committed to the United Nation's business ambition for 1.50C campaign, becoming the first company in Kenya's public sector to do so.
