Kenya introduced a VAT on solar products totaling 16% in Q3 2013, but the government has now decided that it will dismiss this tax in a move to cut cost of renewable energy products.
UK-based organization SolarAid has been active in lobbying the Kenyan government to stop the VAT saying that it would only serve to make solar products inaccessible to most people. MP John Mbadi introduced the motion to nix the VAT in April, with it taking effect on May 30.
Solar products in Kenya were already on the rise, and now expect to see even more products – particularly in the off-grid arena – grow even more.
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