Beginning this year, presumably, Kenyan citizens and foreigners residing in Kenya will be able to legally produce and sell electricity to the government-owned investee company Kenya Power and Lighting.
This will likely kick off the expansion of large solar panel installations, private wind companies and hydroelectric plants, but also the implementation of those who already use biogas for their businesses or produce it for sale as fuel. But even in the cases of small individuals and femigliary companies, there will be the possibility of decreasing or zeroing out their bills by simply covering the roof of their homes with solar panels.
The "net metering" system was announced in a notice published on Friday, January 13, by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). Once approved, as seems to be the will of the new government, which has made its own an ambitious plan announced the previous year but dropped probably due to other election period priorities, the regulation will cover energy produced from biogas, hydropower, geothermal and solar energy.
EPRA announced that one of the regulations is that anyone who wants to supply energy must have a Net-metering agreement with a licensee.
At this point, the licensee will offer net-metering (not prepaid) to consumers who wish to install a grid-connected renewable energy system in their supply area, on a non-discriminatory basis and on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to operational constraints.  In addition, all those wishing to supply electricity must install, operate, and maintain net-metering systems as outlined in the regulations. Each contract is valid for an initial period of 10 years, and the term is renewable upon expiration with the mutual consent of the consumer and the dealer.
Third, meters for Net-metering systems must be bidirectional, thus able to communicate two-way and measure and record the flow of electricity in both directions at the same rate, must be approved by the Kenya Bureau of Standards, and must be able to measure and record peak supply at different periods, among other conditions.
Anyone who connects a Net-metering system without a Net-metering agreement commits an offense and, if convicted, will be liable to a maximum fine of Kes. 1 million.