Electric Vehicles Take Off in Kenya as Power Use Surges 188%

Kenya’s transition to green transport has hit a milestone, with electricity consumption for electric vehicle (EV) charging nearly tripling in a single year.

New data released by Kenya Power revealed that a total of 8,433,437 units (kWh) of electricity were consumed in 2025 to charge electric vehicles (EVs), compared to 2,922,692 units (kWh) consumed in 2024.

The report further stated that increased electricity consumption led to KShs. 125,956,835 growth in revenue from EV charging, with a total of 205 customers being onboarded to the E-mobility electricity tariff since March 2023.

“Kenya’s electric mobility journey is gaining speed. In 2025, electricity consumption for EV charging rose by 188%, with over 8.4 million kWh used,” Kenya Power said in a statement.

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Kenya Power’s Managing Director and CEO, Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror praised the new statistics, saying that the company is focused on the agenda of powering livelihoods with solutions that reduce carbon emissions.

He stated that 90% of the energy they are producing is sourced from renewable sources and therefore encouraging e-mobility and e-cooking solutions.

“E-mobility is one of the key areas the Company is focused on under our green agenda, which seeks to power livelihoods and support our communities with solutions that reduce carbon emissions. Already, over 90% of the energy we procure and dispatch is sourced from renewable sources. To complement this milestone, we are actively driving the uptake of e-mobility and e-cooking solutions,” said Kenya Power’s Managing Director and CEO, Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror.

New Policy Fueling Growth

The Government launched the National Electric Mobility Policy on February 3, 2026, providing an enabling framework for faster EV adoption through supportive regulations and targeted fiscal incentives.

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Siror revealed that a total of 205 customers have been onboarded to this tariff, under which they are charged KShs. 16 per unit during the peak period and KShs. 8 per unit during off-peak hours.

“To demonstrate our commitment to electric mobility, we have already installed five EV chargers across our offices at Stima Plaza, Donholm, Ruaraka, Electricity House (Nairobi) and Ragati. We are at various stages of setting up additional EV chargers in Voi, Mombasa, Nyeri, Nakuru and Eldoret,” added Dr. (Eng.) Siror.

Kenya Power currently has 11 electric vehicles and 30 electric bikes in its fleet, with the aim of deploying 20 and 100 units respectively by the end of 2026.

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(L-R) Energy Principal Secretary, Alex Wachira, Kenya Power’s Managing Director & CEO, Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror and Kenya Power’s Transport Manager, David Mugambi at a past E-Mobility Conference and Exhibition./KENYA POWER