[File,Standard]In the early 2000s, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) played a major role in stabilising the supply of electricity in the country. These include the thermal power firms, whose electricity is fairly expensive, selling a unit of power to Kenya Power in the region of Sh30, while others sell at around Sh10 or less. Last month, the Public Investments Committee (PIC) started pushing Kenya Power to present to the committee the PPAs that it has signed with the various power producers. Power plants set up by IPPs are built as Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), with the government putting in some facilitation, including letters of support. In the fourth schedule, it has listed 18 power plants that have PPAs with Kenya Power.

Source: Standard Digital July 05, 2021 16:18 UTC