Kenya's geothermal power and green industrial parks: what the CBAM shift means for manufacturing

Kenya's grid already runs on more than 90 percent renewable electricity, with about 1,000 MW of geothermal capacity supplying 40 to 45 percent of national power. That positions the country for green manufacturing and for exports that must meet carbon border rules like the EU CBAM. KenGen's Green Energy Park in Naivasha has signed five investors in data centres, green fertiliser, EV assembly, steel fabrication, and fish feed. KenGen has expanded its generation pipeline from 1,500 MW to 5,500 MW, but the article notes that transmission and distribution must keep pace or the clean energy advantage disappears. For anyone tracking African industrial policy, carbon compliance, or renewable project finance, this is a useful look at how geothermal baseload is being turned into an export-facing industrial offer.