Kenya Power building in Nairobi CBD. File Kenya Power, and electricity in general, has become an ubiquitous component of today’s living to an extent it is difficult to fathom that, slightly over a century ago, none of it existed in Kenya. The company, which was formerly christened Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), has in […]
Eburru Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant by KenGen, Kenya (source: Geosteam.co.ke) Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has made an application to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority for the electric power generation licenses for the 2.44 MW Eburru Hill Geothermal Plant. In the Notice of the application for the license, KenGen says that the grant of […]
Nairobi — Kenya Power says innovation plans are in top gear to have the country move into the all-electric vehicle space. The utility firm’s Acting Managing Director Rosemary Oduor said the government is critically looking on the matter with a view of making it easier for individuals who wish to buy electric vehicles in the […]
The government is in the final preparatory stages for the official engagement with each of the Independent Power Producers in a bid to drastically cut the cost of power. https://bit.ly/3IqbhDj Energy CS Monica Juma address a press conference at KAWI House in Nairobi on January 21, on the reforms being undertaken in the power sector […]
A brand new OPIBUS electric bus will cost US$100,000. According to Statista, Kenya generated 1.043 gigawatts as of August 2021. OPIBUS mass production unit targets to produce 500 cars in a month. The first electric bus by the start-up OPIBUS is up and running. The Kenyan-Swedish company has hit the road into the transit industry. […]
A worker prepares for the installation of electricity wires in Lemek, Kenya. (File photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Kenya’s power is back up after a national power blackout. Electricity pylons collapsed on one high-voltage line, taking out the country’s entire network. Work has begun on fixing the collapsed electricity towers, Kenya Power said. For more […]
Olkaria II geothermal power plant, Kenya. Source: [belikova]©123RF.com The Kenya Electricity Generating Company’s (KenGen) 83MW Olkaria 1 unit 6 Geothermal Plant is nearly complete and is expected to be added to the grid in early 2022. Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Miano said once the plant is operational, it will help […]
Data shows that cost of power went up by 2pc in December compared to the previous month. The cost of electricity increased in December, casting doubt on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s cheap power promise . The cost of power last month alone went up by two per cent despite the President’s promise of a more than […]
File image of Kenya Power electricians at work Kenyans have been warned to brace for higher electricity bills during this month of January which is usually characterized by heavy economic burden. In the latest communication issued by the Kenya Metrological Department on Thursday, January 6, Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to […]
The failure by Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC to submit a tariff review request to the energy regulator after its calculations revealed that it cannot afford a 15 percent cut set off a chain of reactions that embarrassed the President. The Business Daily has established that various players in the sector have been caught up in a […]
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