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Sustainable Energy
The MSc in Sustainable Energy and Energy Access equips professionals with the skills to advance clean energy technologies, policy, and business models that accelerate energy access worldwide.
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Through fieldwork, laboratory training, and community engagement projects, students gain hands-on experience solving real energy access challenges across Kenya and beyond.
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Delivered by the School of Engineering with faculty from Business and Economics, Arts and Social Sciences, and Science and Aerospace Studies, blending technical depth with real industry partnerships.
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About the Programme

Access to clean, secure and sustainable energy is essential for enabling socio-economic growth and development. The Master of Science (MSc) programme in Sustainable Energy and Energy Access is designed to provide cross-cutting skills and competencies needed to advance the development and deployment of clean energy technologies, solutions, and business models that will accelerate clean energy access for populations and enterprises worldwide. This programme shall also develop graduates to be ethical, socially responsible, and professionally curious in their career roles.

Core Learning Objectives & Competencies

  • Clean Energy Technologies: Deep technical knowledge in solar PV/thermal, wind energy, biomass conversion, small hydropower, and energy storage systems.
  • Energy Markets, Policy & Regulation: In-depth understanding of global and regional energy market design, tariff setting, carbon finance, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Project Planning & Financial Management: Essential skills in techno-economic modeling, project finance, risk assessment, and life-cycle evaluation of decentralized energy systems.
  • Business Model Design & Entrepreneurship: Practical capabilities to launch, scale, and manage bankable energy enterprises tailored to off-grid and mini-grid markets.
  • Community Engagement: Mastery of participatory social frameworks, consumer demand stimulation, and human-centered design for energy technology adoption.

The program maintains strong active linkages with clean energy industries, offering students exposure to real-life projects, field exploratory visits, and practical incubator experience.


 

Thematic Areas

Energy Entrepreneurship

The purpose of the course is to enable students to identify business opportunities, organize and carry out entrepreneurial activities, develop business plans for growth and development, and exit strategies.

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Call for Applications: MSc in Sustainable Energy & Energy Access

Moi University School of Engineering invites applications for the multidisciplinary Master of Science in Sustainable Energy & Energy Access. Competitive Liechtenstein REED/TEA-LP scholarships available.

Date / Timeline: Annual Admissions Cycle (Applications close 31st July)

 

The School of Engineering at Moi University, in collaboration with the African Centre of Excellence in Phytochemicals, Textiles and Renewable Energy (ACEII-PTRE) and the Transforming Energy Access Learning Partnership (TEA-LP), invites applications for admission into the Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Energy & Energy Access.

Programme Highlights:

  • Goal: Bridge the skills gap in Africa's energy access sector towards achieving UN SDG 7.
  • Structure: 2-year program combining coursework, practical lab simulations, community engagement, and thesis research.
  • Eligibility: Holders of a Bachelor's degree (Second Class Upper or GPA 3.0+) in Engineering, Energy, Physics, Economics, or Applied Mathematics.
  • Scholarships: Competitive partial and living stipends available through the Liechtenstein REED / TEA-LP initiative.

Interested candidates can apply online at https://admissions.mu.ac.ke or email completed application forms to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Norwegian Exchange Student Presents MSc Final Thesis Defense at Moi University

MSc SEEA students engaged in an intensive practical bootcamp with leading energy industry partners to solve real-world decentralized energy challenges.

 

As part of the practical and entrepreneurial orientation of the MSc in Sustainable Energy & Energy Access, students participated in an interactive bootcamp alongside clean energy industry leaders, technology providers, and market practitioners.

The bootcamp provided students with hands-on experience in off-grid solar system design, mini-grid financing models, bio-energy testing, and community adoption strategies. Collaborating directly with industry mentors ensures that Moi University graduates possess market-relevant skills aligned with employer demands.