Government moves to stop use of solar energy
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-3212238?view=htmlamp&__twitter_impression=true The Draft Energy (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) Regulations, 2020 seek to make it a harder and more expensive to manufacture, import, install or maintain solar components and systems and make consumers stick to the expensive and unreliable national power grid. You will need a bachelor’s degree or three courses in engineering to operate as a solar power technician, if the new guidelines drafted by the energy regulator are implemented. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has introduced a raft of punitive rules that could stifle the mass switch to cheap solar power by ordinary Kenyans and heavy consumers that has left Kenya Power in financial difficulties. According to the regulations, a technician must obtain a licence from the authority in order to design, install, commission or repair a solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The permits are granted, based on the capacity of the system to be installed. Licence classes STI, ST2 and ST3 are for systems with a capacity of not more than 400 watts, 2kW, and 50kW respectively. Only a technician with a class ST4 licence will be allowed to install solar grids of any capacity. A bachelor’s degree is a must if you want to make a career out of installing solar grids. You will also need relevant experience in electrical engineering. Solar technicians will part with Sh2,250 to Sh6,000 in order to get and renew their licences, while contractors will pay Sh3,000 to Sh6,000. The contractors must take insurance policies of between Sh1 million and Sh10 million. Solar operators will be slapped with a daily fine of Sh10,000 if they delay to renew their licences, Sh20,000 if they do not issue a completion certificate for a project and the same amount for failing to provide a warranty for installation. Epra said regulating the industry would ensure solar components and systems meet approved standards.
Seriously! We can not get a break.
On Nov 28, 2020, at 14:03, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Draft Energy (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) Regulations, 2020 seek to make it a harder and more expensive to manufacture, import, install or maintain solar components and systems and make consumers stick to the expensive and unreliable national power grid. You will need a bachelor’s degree or three courses in engineering to operate as a solar power technician, if the new guidelines drafted by the energy regulator are implemented.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has introduced a raft of punitive rules that could stifle the mass switch to cheap solar power by ordinary Kenyans and heavy consumers that has left Kenya Power in financial difficulties.
According to the regulations, a technician must obtain a licence from the authority in order to design, install, commission or repair a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.
The permits are granted, based on the capacity of the system to be installed.
Licence classes STI, ST2 and ST3 are for systems with a capacity of not more than 400 watts, 2kW, and 50kW respectively.
Only a technician with a class ST4 licence will be allowed to install solar grids of any capacity.
A bachelor’s degree is a must if you want to make a career out of installing solar grids. You will also need relevant experience in electrical engineering.
Solar technicians will part with Sh2,250 to Sh6,000 in order to get and renew their licences, while contractors will pay Sh3,000 to Sh6,000.
The contractors must take insurance policies of between Sh1 million and Sh10 million.
Solar operators will be slapped with a daily fine of Sh10,000 if they delay to renew their licences, Sh20,000 if they do not issue a completion certificate for a project and the same amount for failing to provide a warranty for installation.
Epra said regulating the industry would ensure solar components and systems meet approved standards.
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There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". John Kariuki Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. Regards, John Gicharu On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". John Kariuki Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/john_gicharu%40yahoo.c... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke> Regards On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
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There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
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Listers, I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation. This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed. Regards Keith. On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
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The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
John Kariuki
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This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise... While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it. Beryl Aidi On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
John Kariuki
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I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"! On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
John Kariuki
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Great conversations here. If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations? We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy I ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
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Hi Kivuva, Beryl, I am curious about the rationale for regulation. Have you come across any info on the safety issues (if safety is the issue)? Also, what is the level of penetration of solar in the country? Why also can't we adopt the type approval way as is done with communications equipment? I am thinking that this would make regulation technology agnostic, such that if the government (EPRA) assures us of the quality of equipment being manufactured/imported, then consumers can seek services of existing electricians. Otherwise, if we regulate solar 'practitioners', do we also need to regulate biogas and wind and future energy sources 'practitioners'? GB On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 13:40, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great conversations here.
If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations?
We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy
I
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
John Kariuki
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Hi Grace, There is a type approval and a register of practitioners on the EPRA website https://www.epra.go.ke/services/renewable-energy-2/energy-audit-firm-registe... ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 13:55, Grace Mutung'u <nmutungu@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Kivuva, Beryl, I am curious about the rationale for regulation. Have you come across any info on the safety issues (if safety is the issue)? Also, what is the level of penetration of solar in the country? Why also can't we adopt the type approval way as is done with communications equipment? I am thinking that this would make regulation technology agnostic, such that if the government (EPRA) assures us of the quality of equipment being manufactured/imported, then consumers can seek services of existing electricians. Otherwise, if we regulate solar 'practitioners', do we also need to regulate biogas and wind and future energy sources 'practitioners'?
GB
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 13:40, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great conversations here.
If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations?
We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy
I
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against > these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. > > Regards, John Gicharu > > > On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via > kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one > electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be > substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any > university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore > superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of > Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". > > John Kariuki > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet > <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy > and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable > behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect > privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/john_gicharu%40yahoo.c... > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy > and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable > behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect > privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail...
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Hi Grace In addition to Kivuva’s response, while I am no expert of any caliber in matters energy, I do know that as long as there is a kind of consumer service, it is bound to attract all kinds of actors including quacks, just like any other sectors. The fact is that the opportunities attract criminal elements whose products and processes would injure uptake of what is essentially a good technology. As long as there is a supply chain involved in how the solar power is produced and received ultimately by the consumer, there need to be standards and structure, so government regulation in the long run is inevitable. What the regulation should be doing is to seek to set those standards and structure and enhance growth in the sector rather than introduce prohibitive rules and licensing fees and numerous other extraneous charges that end up stifling the sector. Best Beryl On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:11 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Grace,
There is a type approval and a register of practitioners on the EPRA website https://www.epra.go.ke/services/renewable-energy-2/energy-audit-firm-registe... ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 13:55, Grace Mutung'u <nmutungu@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Kivuva, Beryl, I am curious about the rationale for regulation. Have you come across any info on the safety issues (if safety is the issue)? Also, what is the level of penetration of solar in the country? Why also can't we adopt the type approval way as is done with communications equipment? I am thinking that this would make regulation technology agnostic, such that if the government (EPRA) assures us of the quality of equipment being manufactured/imported, then consumers can seek services of existing electricians. Otherwise, if we regulate solar 'practitioners', do we also need to regulate biogas and wind and future energy sources 'practitioners'?
GB
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 13:40, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great conversations here.
If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations?
We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy
I
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering > Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, > Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect > the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva > <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke> > > Regards > > On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies >> against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. >> >> Regards, John Gicharu >> >> >> On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via >> kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> >> There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one >> electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be >> substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any >> university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore >> superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of >> Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". >> >> John Kariuki >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> >> >> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet >> <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect >> privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/john_gicharu%40yahoo.c... >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect >> privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail... > > >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect >> privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kephand%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy > and regulation. 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Mwenda, Energy and particularly sustainable energy remains a very critical factor in the recovery of economies post covid19, as well as the development of the world. This is anchored on the goal 7 of the SDGs. As we speak of regulation, I recognise that there has been some tremendous innovation around renewable energy. Solar power has since moved from unified systems but is modular. In the sense power is generated at the end use point. Think about IoT Sensors on the farms or the success story MKopa solar lights that are now powering home-learning village editions. Gaps that main grid electricity cannot address without additional infrastructure. Solar systems, installations and backup solutions have been in existence, looking at the existing regulations and certifications by kebs currently by KEBS would be a good place to start. The find that the adoption is moving fast towards plug and play solar powered devices, eg. CCTV, alarms, radio and mobile chargers, or the solar powered COVID19 Sanitizing stations. It is because of the same energy costs and reliability that makes manufacturing of these products and others very expensive, pushing away investors to neighbouring countries. Kenya boasts as being one of the leading countries in the world in production of renewable energy and really lobbied for the adoption of COP21 Agreement in France, Just this year the President made a pronouncement to have solar energy harvest on a farm in Nakuru to be sold to the main grid. Creating many bottlenecks for innovation around technical skills compounds an already bulging problem. That of job creations and skill development. On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 1:41 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great conversations here.
If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations?
We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy
I
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
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FYI From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+changwony=crecokenya.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Keith Andere via kictanet Sent: Monday, 30 November 2020 19:46 To: changwony@crecokenya.org Cc: Keith Andere <kephand@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy Mwenda, Energy and particularly sustainable energy remains a very critical factor in the recovery of economies post covid19, as well as the development of the world. This is anchored on the goal 7 of the SDGs. As we speak of regulation, I recognise that there has been some tremendous innovation around renewable energy. Solar power has since moved from unified systems but is modular. In the sense power is generated at the end use point. Think about IoT Sensors on the farms or the success story MKopa solar lights that are now powering home-learning village editions. Gaps that main grid electricity cannot address without additional infrastructure. Solar systems, installations and backup solutions have been in existence, looking at the existing regulations and certifications by kebs currently by KEBS would be a good place to start. The find that the adoption is moving fast towards plug and play solar powered devices, eg. CCTV, alarms, radio and mobile chargers, or the solar powered COVID19 Sanitizing stations. It is because of the same energy costs and reliability that makes manufacturing of these products and others very expensive, pushing away investors to neighbouring countries. Kenya boasts as being one of the leading countries in the world in production of renewable energy and really lobbied for the adoption of COP21 Agreement in France, Just this year the President made a pronouncement to have solar energy harvest on a farm in Nakuru to be sold to the main grid. Creating many bottlenecks for innovation around technical skills compounds an already bulging problem. That of job creations and skill development. On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 1:41 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Great conversations here. If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations? We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy I ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection A sustainable digital economy can only be powered with green energy! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "Silicon Savannah"! On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise... While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it. Beryl Aidi On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Listers, I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation. This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed. Regards Keith. On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure <mailto:kivuva@kictanet.or.ke> @Mwendwa Kivuva Regards On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. Regards, John Gicharu On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". 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My thoughts... Kenya Paraffin Lamps and Candles has failed Kenyans and Kenya BIG TIME! Regulations are necessary BUT they need to be in tune with reality! There are places in this country that were it NOT for solar or availability of generators then they would still be on TAA YA KIKOPO and KANDILI powered by kerosene. Needless to say, the health hazard they cause! Why would a well meaning government body be out to KILL what could be the ONLY OPTION for Wanjiku to get clean power? I think it is VERY IMPORTANT that we reach out as we have to the senate and national assembly to ensure such back word monopolistic regulations don't see the light of day! If we just reflect back to the laptop project, we will note that part of the problem that has compounded the failure of the digital devices emanates from poor power supply. Attending Africa IGF last week, one thing that was echoed almost by across the continent was the need for community networks as the best option to get Africa connected. Connection means powering devices. If this were to be left to KPLC, I would suggest we start innovating on devices that can be powered by CANDLES! Let's make some noise heard. Regards THK On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 7:47 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Mwenda,
Energy and particularly sustainable energy remains a very critical factor in the recovery of economies post covid19, as well as the development of the world. This is anchored on the goal 7 of the SDGs.
As we speak of regulation, I recognise that there has been some tremendous innovation around renewable energy. Solar power has since moved from unified systems but is modular. In the sense power is generated at the end use point. Think about IoT Sensors on the farms or the success story MKopa solar lights that are now powering home-learning village editions. Gaps that main grid electricity cannot address without additional infrastructure.
Solar systems, installations and backup solutions have been in existence, looking at the existing regulations and certifications by kebs currently by KEBS would be a good place to start.
The find that the adoption is moving fast towards plug and play solar powered devices, eg. CCTV, alarms, radio and mobile chargers, or the solar powered COVID19 Sanitizing stations. It is because of the same energy costs and reliability that makes manufacturing of these products and others very expensive, pushing away investors to neighbouring countries.
Kenya boasts as being one of the leading countries in the world in production of renewable energy and really lobbied for the adoption of COP21 Agreement in France, Just this year the President made a pronouncement to have solar energy harvest on a farm in Nakuru to be sold to the main grid.
Creating many bottlenecks for innovation around technical skills compounds an already bulging problem. That of job creations and skill development.
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 1:41 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great conversations here.
If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations?
We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy
I
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke>
Regards
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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Very well put arguments.
From the letter from the CEO of EPRA, they will have public consultations on 11th of December. Maybe Immaculate, The EPRA Principle Communications Officer can tell us how the public consultations will be done. Online (link), physical, etc.
Attached is the public consultation feedback form <https://www.epra.go.ke/download/public-feedback-form-the-energy-solar-photovoltaic-systems-regulations-2019/>, and the draft regulations <https://www.epra.go.ke/download/draft-energy-solar-photovoltaic-regulations-2019/> . We need a volunteer to collect the recommendations from this group and submit on our behalf. Any takers? ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 22:26, Twahir Hussein Kassim via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
My thoughts...
Kenya Paraffin Lamps and Candles has failed Kenyans and Kenya BIG TIME!
Regulations are necessary BUT they need to be in tune with reality! There are places in this country that were it NOT for solar or availability of generators then they would still be on TAA YA KIKOPO and KANDILI powered by kerosene. Needless to say, the health hazard they cause! Why would a well meaning government body be out to KILL what could be the ONLY OPTION for Wanjiku to get clean power?
I think it is VERY IMPORTANT that we reach out as we have to the senate and national assembly to ensure such back word monopolistic regulations don't see the light of day!
If we just reflect back to the laptop project, we will note that part of the problem that has compounded the failure of the digital devices emanates from poor power supply.
Attending Africa IGF last week, one thing that was echoed almost by across the continent was the need for community networks as the best option to get Africa connected. Connection means powering devices. If this were to be left to KPLC, I would suggest we start innovating on devices that can be powered by CANDLES!
Let's make some noise heard.
Regards THK
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 7:47 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Mwenda,
Energy and particularly sustainable energy remains a very critical factor in the recovery of economies post covid19, as well as the development of the world. This is anchored on the goal 7 of the SDGs.
As we speak of regulation, I recognise that there has been some tremendous innovation around renewable energy. Solar power has since moved from unified systems but is modular. In the sense power is generated at the end use point. Think about IoT Sensors on the farms or the success story MKopa solar lights that are now powering home-learning village editions. Gaps that main grid electricity cannot address without additional infrastructure.
Solar systems, installations and backup solutions have been in existence, looking at the existing regulations and certifications by kebs currently by KEBS would be a good place to start.
The find that the adoption is moving fast towards plug and play solar powered devices, eg. CCTV, alarms, radio and mobile chargers, or the solar powered COVID19 Sanitizing stations. It is because of the same energy costs and reliability that makes manufacturing of these products and others very expensive, pushing away investors to neighbouring countries.
Kenya boasts as being one of the leading countries in the world in production of renewable energy and really lobbied for the adoption of COP21 Agreement in France, Just this year the President made a pronouncement to have solar energy harvest on a farm in Nakuru to be sold to the main grid.
Creating many bottlenecks for innovation around technical skills compounds an already bulging problem. That of job creations and skill development.
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 1:41 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great conversations here.
If we were to engage The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), what would be our recommendations?
We cannot escape regulations on the energy sector. Perhaps a good start would be to put less barriers. For example, if I am qualified as a solar technician, why punish me with exorbitant licenses instead of supporting me to help connect more households and businesses to the grid? The benefits for the government where electricity is inexpensive far outway the stifling measures EPRA is recommending. Such benefits include less funding to the grid by the public, more tax revenue from more industries and businesses established, better educated population (electricity is now an important component for education), ... The spiral effect of affordable energy would touch every sector of our economy
I
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 09:24, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I cannot overemphasize what Barrack and Keith have stated above. I teach online classes at a public university and I have observed, together with some colleagues, that we get a slightly less than 50% turnout per session with students claiming challenges ranging from: 1. Lack of Device 2. Lack of Electricity 3. Power Loss 4. Lack of Network/Internet Connection
A *sustainable digital economy* can only be powered with *green energy*! With striffling green energy, we will continue to struggle to give life to the futuristic "*Silicon Savannah*"!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM Beryl Aidi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
This is hardly surprising after Kenya Power recently raised alarm over the rising switch to solar energy according to this report. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenya-power-raise...
While the growth of the sector is good given the advantages of solar energy and even the fact that Kenya is right on the Equator so we get a good amount of solar exposure, some regulation is necessary to ensure safety standards. However it is appalling that the proposed measures are stifling and seem geared toward keeping the monopoly of KPLC. It's a shame and really uncalled for, if not absolutely absurd given the inefficiency of KPLC. The government should be encouraging growth in the energy sector rather than stifling it.
Beryl Aidi
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:58 PM Keith Andere via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
I do agree with you Barrack that the time is ripe. During Kenya IGF as well as the recently concluded African IGF, Unreliable/Expensive/unconnected Electricity at last mile came out as a consistent enabler for powering digital inclusion and by extension digital transformation.
This therefore, is an opportunity to move forward with speed.
Regards Keith.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 20:22, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Flipping the coin and looking at the role Solar can play in powering > Community Networks, looks like an opportunity is ripe for engaging EPRA, > Senate and Parliament. This is a key infrastructure issue that can affect > the cost of deploying critical infrastructure @Mwendwa Kivuva > <kivuva@kictanet.or.ke> > > Regards > > On Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 11:43 am John R. Gicharu via kictanet, < > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies >> against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. >> >> Regards, John Gicharu >> >> >> On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via >> kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> >> There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one >> electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be >> substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any >> university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore >> superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of >> Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". >> >> John Kariuki >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> >> >> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet >> <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect >> privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/john_gicharu%40yahoo.c... >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect >> privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail... > > >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. 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I don’t think regulations need to go to parliament for approval. regards From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> On Behalf Of John R. Gicharu via kictanet Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:43 AM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: John R. Gicharu <john_gicharu@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. Regards, John Gicharu On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". John Kariuki Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/john_gicharu%40yahoo.c... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
@Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> why do you think so? On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 8:50 PM awatila--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I don’t think regulations need to go to parliament for approval.
regards
*From:* kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila= yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *On Behalf Of *John R. Gicharu via kictanet *Sent:* Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:43 AM *To:* awatila@yahoo.co.uk *Cc:* John R. Gicharu <john_gicharu@yahoo.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
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Good afternoon, Parliament passes legislation giving authority to Ministries, Departments and Agencies to operationalize the legislation through regulation e.g. the Cabinet Secretary can sign them off. COK2010 also gave government circulars the force of law. Circulars do not need parliamentary approval Regards, Alex From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 10:09 AM To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy @Watila Alex <mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk> why do you think so? On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 8:50 PM awatila--- via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: I don’t think regulations need to go to parliament for approval. regards From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > On Behalf Of John R. Gicharu via kictanet Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:43 AM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: John R. Gicharu <john_gicharu@yahoo.com <mailto:john_gicharu@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. Regards, John Gicharu On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". 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Hi Alex, Per the Statutory Instruments Act, the regulations still have to go to Parliament for approval. Here is a resource with more info http://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2018-04/21_Statutory_Instrum... Listers here who work in Parliament can shed more light on the requirements and processes for approval. On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 15:02, awatila--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good afternoon,
Parliament passes legislation giving authority to Ministries, Departments and Agencies to operationalize the legislation through regulation e.g. the Cabinet Secretary can sign them off.
COK2010 also gave government circulars the force of law. Circulars do not need parliamentary approval
Regards,
Alex
*From:* Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> *Sent:* Friday, December 4, 2020 10:09 AM *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Cc:* Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy
@Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> why do you think so?
On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 8:50 PM awatila--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I don’t think regulations need to go to parliament for approval.
regards
*From:* kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila= yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *On Behalf Of *John R. Gicharu via kictanet *Sent:* Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:43 AM *To:* awatila@yahoo.co.uk *Cc:* John R. Gicharu <john_gicharu@yahoo.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy
The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.
Regards, John Gicharu
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
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John and all I'd suggest we don't underestimate the people who want to see the bill pass. Regards *Ali Hussein* Digital Transformation Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 8:20 AM John Kariuki via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival".
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It’s really disappointing We are also having some policy conflict as there was another government policy that required houses to install solar Regards, Alex From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> On Behalf Of Alice Munyua via kictanet Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:13 AM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Alice Munyua <alice@munyua.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy Seriously! We can not get a break. On Nov 28, 2020, at 14:03, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-321223... <https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-3212238?view=htmlamp&__twitter_impression=true> &__twitter_impression=true The Draft Energy (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) Regulations, 2020 seek to make it a harder and more expensive to manufacture, import, install or maintain solar components and systems and make consumers stick to the expensive and unreliable national power grid. You will need a bachelor’s degree or three courses in engineering to operate as a solar power technician, if the new guidelines drafted by the energy regulator are implemented. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has introduced a raft of punitive rules that could stifle the mass switch to cheap solar power by ordinary Kenyans and heavy consumers that has left Kenya Power in financial difficulties. According to the regulations, a technician must obtain a licence from the authority in order to design, install, commission or repair a solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The permits are granted, based on the capacity of the system to be installed. Licence classes STI, ST2 and ST3 are for systems with a capacity of not more than 400 watts, 2kW, and 50kW respectively. Only a technician with a class ST4 licence will be allowed to install solar grids of any capacity. A bachelor’s degree is a must if you want to make a career out of installing solar grids. You will also need relevant experience in electrical engineering. Solar technicians will part with Sh2,250 to Sh6,000 in order to get and renew their licences, while contractors will pay Sh3,000 to Sh6,000. The contractors must take insurance policies of between Sh1 million and Sh10 million. Solar operators will be slapped with a daily fine of Sh10,000 if they delay to renew their licences, Sh20,000 if they do not issue a completion certificate for a project and the same amount for failing to provide a warranty for installation. Epra said regulating the industry would ensure solar components and systems meet approved standards. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40munyua.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
I think this (No "simple" Solar) has more to do with "job/revenue protection" - I mean - if many people had solar PV panels and didn't need energy from the Grid - who would then buy electricity? Of course, if the Electricity Company installs lots of PV and then sells that electricity to consumers - no problem! (tongue in cheek)... Any reasonable electrician can re-arrange an electric board for solar power, add an inverter, PV's, batteries - etc. I've actually done this myself (in South Africa) using Victron equipment (Victron Multiplus 48/5000/70). I have just under 10KWh of LiFePO4 batteries - which can last a good 8 hours. I'm not off-grid yet - need more PV panels - which will only happen with a roof change (I currently have thatch). I then paid an electrician to come inspect it and provide a Certificate of Compliance (CoC). His only modification was to add some safety stickers. The future looks bleak in South Africa. Most electricity is produced here by burning coal. There are too many fingers in the (money) pie who don't want to see change. We need good leaders to move us away to greener energy and renewable systems - e.g. Electric Cars, Electricity from Solar PV/Wind - etc. On 12/2/20 3:13 PM, awatila--- via kictanet wrote:
It’s really disappointing
We are also having some policy conflict as there was another government policy that required houses to install solar
Regards,
Alex
*From:*kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *On Behalf Of *Alice Munyua via kictanet *Sent:* Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:13 AM *To:* awatila@yahoo.co.uk *Cc:* Alice Munyua <alice@munyua.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy
Seriously! We can not get a break.
On Nov 28, 2020, at 14:03, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-3212238?view=htmlamp&__twitter_impression=true <https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-3212238?view=htmlamp&__twitter_impression=true>
The Draft Energy (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) Regulations, 2020 seek to make it a harder and more expensive to manufacture, import, install or maintain solar components and systems and make consumers stick to the expensive and unreliable national power grid.
You will need a bachelor’s degree or three courses in engineering to operate as a solar power technician, if the new guidelines drafted by the energy regulator are implemented.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has introduced a raft of punitive rules that could stifle the mass switch to cheap solar power by ordinary Kenyans and heavy consumers that has left Kenya Power in financial difficulties.
According to the regulations, a technician must obtain a licence from the authority in order to design, install, commission or repair a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.
The permits are granted, based on the capacity of the system to be installed.
Licence classes STI, ST2 and ST3 are for systems with a capacity of not more than 400 watts, 2kW, and 50kW respectively.
Only a technician with a class ST4 licence will be allowed to install solar grids of any capacity.
A bachelor’s degree is a must if you want to make a career out of installing solar grids. You will also need relevant experience in electrical engineering.
Solar technicians will part with Sh2,250 to Sh6,000 in order to get and renew their licences, while contractors will pay Sh3,000 to Sh6,000.
The contractors must take insurance policies of between Sh1 million and Sh10 million.
Solar operators will be slapped with a daily fine of Sh10,000 if they delay to renew their licences, Sh20,000 if they do not issue a completion certificate for a project and the same amount for failing to provide a warranty for installation.
Epra said regulating the industry would ensure solar components and systems meet approved standards.
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participants (14)
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Ali Hussein -
Alice Munyua -
awatila＠yahoo.co.uk -
Barrack Otieno -
Beryl Aidi -
Grace Mutung'u -
John Kariuki -
John R. Gicharu -
Joshua Changwony -
Keith Andere -
Kelvin Kariuki -
Mark Elkins -
Mwendwa Kivuva -
Twahir Hussein Kassim