Electricity Connection Rate To Drop From 35k To Just Above 1k

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Kenya Power workers fix power transmission poles and lines in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on December 5, 2014. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenyans will enjoy cheap electricity connections following a deal between Kenya Power and two financial partners.

Connection charges will drop to Sh1,160 from Sh35,000 in the partnership with the World Bank and African Development Bank.

The two financial institutions will inject Sh12.2 billion each to connect more Kenyans to the grid, Kenya Power chief executive Ben Chumo said.

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Mr Chumo made the remarks when he officially launched the Global Partnership Output Based Aid (GPOBA) dubbed Stima Rahisi at Kiganjo Youth Polytechnic in Gatundu South.

He was accompanied by area MP Moses Kuria.

He said the program, to be rolled out in all 47 counties, will address power connectivity inadequacy where only 35 per cent of Kenyans are connected.

Mr Chumo called on the beneficiaries to use the cheap power to improve their livelihoods through cottage industries and jua kali enterprises.



Other projects being undertaken by Kenya Power include street lighting in Nairobi City and its environs and the 22 kilometre road that connects Gatundu Town with Thika superhighway.


There is also a major repair of networks and expansion of substations where 30 substations to be completed by June this year.

Mr Kuria said electricity installed in primary schools will improve learning for the 23,000 pupils from the constituency.




Kenya Power signs deal with World Bank to cut electricity connection cost - News - nation.co.ke

I think 2018 elections ni formality

[Omollo]

While I applaud it, there are still questions to be answered. Why should this be entrusted to a private company?

[RV Pundit]

Really? I thought the real cost was 100k and 35k was subsidized. The proposal to use single line and lighter polls like those of telcom kenya was to bring the cost down and maybe this will be it. In any case this is good. Once KPLC has connected at least 70-90% of Kenyans; then we can focus on quality and cost of electricity by splitting the company down into competitive units.

It seem Jubilee have really invested in the energy sector...

You can only hope counties can equally invest in water supply...there is no reason why kenyans cannot get pipped clean water..considering the billions we spend in counties.