[Courtesy]Kenya Power is expected to feel the heat as more firms switch to solar to cut electricity bills. The firms then sell the excess electricity to Kenya Power. The latest firm seeking to lower power bills is the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), which plans to install solar power generators in its 29 factories. These include two solar power plants with the capacity to generate 9.3 megawatts (MW) at KBL’s Ruaraka plant and another solar plant at its Kisumu operation with a 2.4MW capacity. KenGen is planning to manufacture solar panels while Kenya Power wants to install grid-tied solar systems at the premises of its large electricity customers.

Source: Standard Digital March 04, 2021 01:41 UTC