Clearance
Electricity Generation, Distribution and/or Supply License
Energy generating, transmitting or distributing projects including those under the FiT with a capacity above 3 MW must obtain an Electricity Generation License from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Projects with a capacity under 1 MW do not need an ERC clearance and those between 1 MW and 3 MW must obtain an Electricity Permit from ERC, which is a streamlined license. The license is open-ended and must not be renewed. The applicant has to give a notice of application to the Local Government, to ERC and publish the intention of the project in a newspaper at least 15 days prior to submission of the application.
Details
- Purpose: Compliance with Energy Act and Electricity Licensing Regulations 2010
- Application Fee: Kshs. 10,000
- Clearance Fee: Grant of licence or permit to generate, distribute and supply electricity within a specified area: Kshs. 20,000 per MW of installed capacity
- Maximum Processing Time: 90 days
- Validity: 1 year
- Clearance Type: License
- Legal Basis: Energy Act, Electricity Licensing Regulations 2010
- Annual Renewal: Annual renewal, modification or transfer of licence or permit: Kshs. 10,000 per MW of installed capacity
Pre-Requisites
Investor Inputs
- Application Letter to ERC
- Copy of newspaper advertisement
- Copy of notice to local/county government
- Draft or signed PPA
- EIA license
- Information according to the Feed in Tariff Policy
Application Process
Downloadable
Issuing agency
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Energy Regulatory Commission - Head Office
- Tel: +254-020-2717627/31/75; 254-020-2847000/200 0722-200947,0734-414333
- Physical Address: Eagle Africa Centre, Longonot Road Upper hill,Nairobi
- Postal Address: P.o. Box 42681 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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Email Address: info@erc.go.ke Email this Agency
- Website: http://www.erc.go.ke
- Operating Hours: 8.00 am-1.00 pm / 2.00 pm to 5.00pm