Kenya Power, which then had just 2.3 million customers, was pushed to hook more households to the grid, starting with every primary school. Power purchase agreements that are signed before generators start roaring compel Kenya Power to pay for the energy generated even if it has nowhere to sell it. In the year to June 2020 alone, data shows that Kenya Power bought 11,462 gigawatt-hours (GWh) and managed to sell just 8,773GWh. Power demandWestern Kenya and the North Rift in 2018 recorded almost a double increase in power demand. The Nuclear Power and Energy Agency last week submitted impact studies for a Sh500 billion power plant which is set to generate another 1000MW by 2035.

Source: Daily Nation August 25, 2020 07:30 UTC