By M, KNA
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has called on county governments to take an active role in implementing the Energy (Integrated National Energy Plan) Regulations, 2025 (INEP).
The regulations, published through Legal Notice No. 83 of 2025, provide a framework to align national and county energy planning in a coordinated, transparent, and sustainable manner.
EPRA is conducting sensitization forums in counties to educate and engage county governments on their central role in developing County Energy Plans (CEPs), which will feed into the broader Integrated National Energy Plan (INEP).
Notably, INEP requires that county governments form County Energy Planning Committees that will formulate 10-year County Energy Plans which will be incorporated on the nationwide energy sector plans.
In a press release to newsrooms, EPRA Director General (DG), Daniel Kiptoo, stressed that Energy is at the heart of Kenya’s economic and social transformation.
“For us to achieve universal access, accelerate the uptake of clean energy, and meet our climate goals, counties need to be able to play their part,” Kiptoo affirmed.
Kiptoo added that these regulations will empower counties to plan effectively for their energy needs, align with national strategies, unlock investments, and enable more Kenyans to benefit from reliable and sustainable energy.
The regulations include county governments in energy planning by requiring the devolved units to develop and publish County Energy Plans that respond to local needs and opportunities, mobilize resources, identify priority energy projects, provide accurate data to support evidence-based planning, and to report annually on progress and ensure that there is stakeholder and community engagement on energy projects.
INEP Regulations apply to the National Government and its entities, county governments and their entities, development partners, private-sector actors, public benefit organisations, and any other stakeholder involved in the identification, planning, implementation, and financing of energy projects, including the provision of energy services.
According to the press statement, the regulations also address long-standing challenges of fragmented planning, duplication, and misaligned priorities between national and county levels.
The regulations further back Kenya’s long-term climate and development goals and therefore by shaping energy planning over 20 years and connecting with Vision 2030 and the Paris Agreement, providing for a stable, strategic view to reach universal clean energy access by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
EPRA has embarked on a Country wide initiative to sensitise the 47 Counties on the INEP regulations 2025 and the Authority has also shared a copy of the INEP Regulations 2025 which can be accessed by the public on www.epra.go.ke
