Ambassador Guo Haiyan, on behalf of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, and Principal Secretary Alex K. Wachira, CBS of State Department for Energy, signed the China-Kenya MOU on joint Implementation of Africa Solar Belt Project under South-South Cooperation for Addressing Chimate Change, witnessed by Unicef Representative Dr. Shaheen Nilofer as an involving third party on November 3rd 2026.

China announced the “Africa Solar Belt” Project at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi in 2023. The signing of this MOU is an important step for this project to be implemented in Kenya. Off-grid photovoltaic modules will be installed in potential areas such as Tana River, Kilifi County and Masai Mara University. The implementation of this project will be provide renewable energy power supply to schools, health facilities and support water system in remote rural areas in Kenya.

China and Kenya is ready to work furthur in renewable energy cooperation under the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and promote the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.