Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Kenya stops importing power

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto open a turbine valve during the commissioning of the 140MW Olkaria IV plant. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH
Kenya is no longer importing power from its regional neighbours because of oversupply from its own sources.

Statistics from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that Kenya has not imported any power from Tanzania since November last year, while it has scaled down its imports from Uganda.

Kenya Power chief executive Ben Chumo said that Kenya was now self-sufficient in terms of power generation after more than 280 MW was added to the grid last year from various geothermal project. read more: www.theeastafrican.co.ke

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