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Emission factor from IGES v11.7

Grid electricity generation, combined margin (CDM) - CDM EB; 1st CP; OM 0.5 / BM 0.5 (projects other than wind and solar)

Kenya · Generation · Any year

Each kilowatt-hour generated this way counts as 0.317 kg CO₂e at the power plants. IGES gives one figure, for use in any year.

Value for any year

0.317kgCO₂e/kWh

Location-based · Fossil only · CO₂ only

FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂EN 15804 GWP-fossil

One value, valid from 29 December 2020 to 28 December 2023

IGES sets this validity and gives no value for another period, so there is no year to pick.

Reference year 2019

Region
Kenya KE
Boundary
Generation
Data quality
MediumRated by us, not by the source
Licence
Open · IGES terms

Where 0.317 comes from

Published as one number

IGES prints this factor as a single figure, with no parts to add up.

Reporting this kilowatt-hour under the GHG Protocol

Scope 2 0.317

You buy the energy, so its generation is your Scope 2.

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Electricity › Electricity by generation technology · Kenya · per kWh · Average

Generation · Location-based · Fossil only

Boundary
Generation
Calculation approach
Location-based
GWP method
None: the value counts CO₂ alone
CO₂ weighs 1 in every IPCC report, so no GWP applies
CO₂e basis
Fossil onlyFossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂EN 15804 GWP-fossil
All of it is CO₂
Life cycle
Upstream: not coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: not applicableEnd of life: not applicable

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

What this number covers

The path of one kilowatt-hour, from the fuel to your meter. Not every step on it is counted; what is left out is listed below.

  1. Generation

    Producing the electricity at the power plants that make up the mix

    Included0.317

  2. Your meter

    1 kWh used. The factor is per kWh measured here.

    = 0.317

Outside this boundary

  • Electricity lost on the network
  • Producing and delivering the plants' fuel
  • Building the power plants

IGES counts burning fuel at the plants, not producing and delivering that fuel or building the plants.

Gases

Basis: Fossil onlyFossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂EN 15804 GWP-fossil

  • Fossil CO₂0.317

The CO₂e counts fossil carbon only; biogenic CO₂, biogenic methane and land-use carbon are left out.

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About this factor

From IGES

Where it applies

This standardized baseline enters into force upon adoption by the CDM Executive Board on 29 December 2020. This standardized baseline is valid from 29 December 2020 to 28 December 2023.

Source and licence

Publisher
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Library
IGES v11.7
Published
6 March 2026
Valid from
29 December 2020
Valid until
28 December 2023
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Credit it with this lineInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies (2026). List of Grid Emission Factors, version 11.7. Available at: https://pub.iges.or.jp/pub/iges-list-grid-emission-factors
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Cite this factor

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (2026). List of Grid Emission Factors, version 11.7. Available at: https://pub.iges.or.jp/pub/iges-list-grid-emission-factors. Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/iges/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-iges-grid_electricity-ke-kwh-generation-eb823890/?v=efv1-31bb14780cb753a6bd6043edd97d9783

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