Kenya Power engineers and technicians repair a collapsed high-voltage power line pylon in Nairobi. This came to the fore last week due to what Kenya Power said was the collapse of towers supporting a high-voltage power line linking Nairobi to Kiambere hydroelectric dam. Had I not seen Kenya Power, or is it the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), replacing old posts with new concrete posts? It’s another question if things would be better or worse if Kenya Power were still generating, transmitting and distributing power. If Kenya Power used auctions in buying power from generating firms, efficiency should be a key consideration in awarding bids.

Source: Standard Digital January 18, 2022 17:00 UTC