Transcript +500MW GoK Strategy - University of Nairobi

Republic of Kenya
1ST DBA- AFRICA MANAGEMENT
REVIEW INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE 2015
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Eng. Joseph Njoroge, MBS
Principal Secretary
20th March,2015, Nairobi
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Debate on sustainable social economic
development is incomplete without full
consideration on role of research and
innovation.
• Research and innovation helps in accessing
appropriate technologies that promote steady
improvements in living standards, and drive
productivity gains which ensure rising
incomes for a country.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• In Africa research and innovation policy has
often been pursued independently of the
broader developmental agenda.
• Research and innovation should be integrated
into public policy goals, giving focus to the
nexus between Research and Innovation and
Social Economic Development.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR
SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Research and innovation should be made more
participatory to include full spectrum of all
stakeholders
including
Universities,
mainstream government as well as private
sector players.
• For African countries to realize steady socio
economic development there is need to bolster
their efforts and build their capacity through
Research and innovation .
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
• Much of the required technology is readily
available to the public but accessing and
linking them to the required knowledge and
skills is not automatic.
• It calls for investments in dynamic
capabilities, particularly to shape the ability of
national stakeholders to absorb new
technologies and make improvements in line
with local context which the Universities can
take a leading role.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR
SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• In Kenya deliberate efforts have been made
under Vision 2030 to promote research and
innovation which catalyzes use of appropriate
technology by fostering public-private
partnerships.
• Action plans have been made to facilitate joint
research & development activities to faster
achieve social economic development in the
region. eg SGR and LAPSET project etc
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Connecting local needs to international opportunities
is a particular challenge for many developing
countries in Africa which I challenge the universities
to take a leading role.
• This will ensure that national regional and
international strategies, respond in new ways that
ensure innovation is integrated into national
development priorities, particularly in least
developed
countries
(LDCs),
where
the
technological divide is greatest.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• The varied responses are required because
research and innovation have become more
complex and are now built on a mixture of
collaboration and competition involving market
incentives but also private and public
partnerships across borders.
• The Government of Kenya has singled out
research and innovation as the key to
industrialization which is a key contributor to
the realization of Kenya’s Vision 2030
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• During the implementation of the first MTP,
new priority areas were identified and
considered necessary to complement the
existing flagship projects. These included;
Facilitating the training of professional in
different sectors within the institutions of
higher learning including universities
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• This,
therefore,
positions
universities
strategically in the realization of increased
Industrial
Research,
Technology
and
Innovation outputs, improved Technology
transfer,
Dissemination
and
Commercialization of Research, Technology
and Innovation outputs, establishment of
strategic partnerships and strengthening of
institutional capacity.
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Energy and Sustainable
Development
• Currently, we are witnessing a slow
transition to post-fossil energy age, which
has to develop its own sustainability system
to avoid energy crises and stabilize society.
• This is because energy is critical to socioeconomic development. Energy has been a
catalyst and key enabler of development.
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Kenyan Energy Situation
• Kenya has prioritized Research and Innovation
in the Development of reliable energy.
• In our Reviewed Energy Policy, we have
provided for establishment of an Energy
Institute to undertake training, research,
development, dissemination, nurture talent,
innovation and enhance capacity building in
the sector.
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ENERGY
INSTITUTE...OBJECTIVES
• It shall be a body corporate with perpetual
succession, and we aim to have it well funded
• Aims to Promote local, regional and
International participation in technologyoriented research activities
• Enhance research linkages between the
Industries and academia
• Promote local production of energy
technologies
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Focus Areas
• Development of alternative technologies in
provision of energy.
• Currently, our power generation mix has more
than 62% of energy coming from renewable
sources of hydro, geothermal, wind and
biomass cogeneration. Going forward there are
plans to increase the share of renewable energy
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Focus Area...(2)
• One of our current flagship projects is the 5000+ MW
programme, in which we seek to accelerate the
addition of 5000MW (from the current 1941MW) to
the national grid in the next 3 years.
Factored sources:• geothermal (1646 MW), wind (635 MW), biomass
cogeneration (18 MW), Small Hydro (24 MW).
• The Initiative is also expected to result in reduction of
electricity tariffs by about 40%
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Focus Area....(3)
• Having such a mix, with considerable base
generation, will enable us inject more power
generated from renewable energy sources to the
national grid.
• Much of this will be developed by the private sector
• This presents an opportunity to continue with our
injection of appropriate technologies in renewable
energy development, deployment and utilization.
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Some Examples..
• Advances in geothermal energy seen great improvement
in drilling technology, leading to more yields of the
geothermal steam. This has greatly improved the
viability of the geothermal power technology.
• Such advances being witnessed in other renewable
energy technologies of solar, wind and biomass
development and utilization.
• In domestic household energy provision, there are
various and impressive technological advances, which
could be deployed without requiring much financial
outlay.
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Partnerships
• We need the Academia, Researchers, and Innovators
to work closely with policy makers and industry
practitioners to grow and further partnerships in
development strategies and programmes.
• Such emerging Technologies should be adapted to
local conditions
• Further, technology transfer should be promoted, and
local manufacturers facilitated as much as possible.
• This will spur socio economic growth in Kenya
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THANK YOU …