Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers

Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers 9 Table 1: Corruption risk clusters in wind and solar energy Policymaking and regulation ▪ Power concentration on a small number of regulatory actors ▪ Non-compliance with, and lack of enforcement of, campaign finance rules at the local level ▪ Absence of conflict-of-interest management for politicians and top bureaucrats and. [...] Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers 13 Figure 1: Wind – a growing part of the renewable energy mix (1990–2022) Source: International Energy Agency (IEA) (n.d.) Weak oversight of land affairs leads to bribery and kickbacks to gain access to energy investments According to our ev. [...] Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers 17 ‘Everyone is aware of it’: Solar energy corruption risks in Kenya Corruption risks and drivers in Kenya’s solar energy are manifold. [...] Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers 21 Spot the overlap: Corruption risks in wind and solar energy intersect, but context is critical Corruption is present in both the Mexican wind-power and Kenyan solar-energy markets. [...] Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers 23 Table 2: Corruption drivers and risks in wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya Corruption risks and drivers Mexico Kenya Commercial Small-scale, off- wind farms grid solar power Policymaking and regulation Power concentration among a small number of X X regulatory actors Non-compliance with, and lack of enforcement of,.