As the COP31 climate summit begins in Antalya, Turkey, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates are using the meeting to push forward a partnership that links Kenya’s renewable‑energy resources with Emirati capital and technical expertise.

The collaboration focuses on geothermal power, with Dubai‑based AMEA Power advancing a project at the Paka field and Kenya’s broader Suswa geothermal pipeline highlighted as a long‑term investment opportunity.

Reliable geothermal output is seen as a catalyst for industrial parks, processing facilities and a planned geothermal‑powered data centre at Olkaria, a joint initiative announced in 2024 by Microsoft and Abu Dhabi’s G42.

In agriculture, Al Dahra signed a memorandum of understanding in February 2025 to invest up to $800 million over ten years in irrigated farming at Galana‑Kulalu, bringing expertise in arid‑climate farming and water management.

The parties stress that announced values represent potential commitments, not funds already disbursed, and that advancing projects will require feasibility studies, power‑purchase agreements, guarantees or transmission and water‑infrastructure investments.

Kenya aims to present a clear pipeline of priority projects at COP31, outlining what is ready, what needs technical or financial support, and the expected socio‑economic benefits such as jobs, affordable services and stronger productive capacity.

The UAE seeks to demonstrate how its investment capabilities can help an African partner meet nationally defined goals in energy, food security and technology, turning the $1.3 trillion climate‑finance ambition into concrete projects that reach financial close and begin construction.