Starting to turn the corner on access to electricity.

[RV Pundit]

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[gout]

what corner?? over two million new connections and only 106 MW increase in consumption??!! 1,463 MW in 2013  to 1,569MW today. These figures do no make sense

[RV Pundit]

It makes perfect senses.You need to understands that households or homes do not use much power. Apart from lighting and a few home appliances there isn't much to use power for...whether in kenya or any developed country. The real users of power are industries. And we don't have that many. Which is why industrial park being proposed in Naivasha and Dongo Kundu Mombasa are targetted to use some of that
power.

So first hurdle is to nail ACCESS. Make sure at least everyone has power. Universal access.

The next hurdle is to attract industries. You'll be surprised that our few cement manufactures probably uses 30-40% of all our power.

We will get to next stage by generating really cheap & reliable power together with infrastructures (roads+railway+ports) that will allows us to attract manufactures here. Our growing and maturing population will also make economical sense for manufacturers to come here and set up shop...we were barely producing 0.5M tonnes of cement..now we are nearly producing 6M tonnes...that in 10 yrs is growth of 10-15 times...if we can replicate that in many other industries...then voila...we are nearly there.

what corner?? over two million new connections and only 106 MW increase in consumption??!! 1,463 MW in 2013  to 1,569MW today. These figures do no make sense

[hk]

This will increase productivity and spur growth especially cottage industries in rural centres that later would eventually become major manufacturers. simple things like electric shaft cutters that not only increase productivity for daily farmers but also reduce feed waste will change some areas. Its akin to the effect motorbikes have had on rural economy.

[RV Pundit]

Precisely.This to me is by far Jubilee most impressive undertaking after SGR. Quite ambitious.If we nail 75% universal access by 2017, that would be trans-formative. The road annuity program seem dead...but at least the last mile connection seem to be moving...although it been pushed back to April...so six months late.

This will increase productivity and spur growth especially cottage industries in rural centres that later would eventually become major manufacturers. simple things like electric shaft cutters that not only increase productivity for daily farmers but also reduce feed waste will change some areas. Its akin to the effect motorbikes have had on rural economy.

[hk]

Precisely.This to me is by far Jubilee most impressive undertaking after SGR. Quite ambitious.If we nail 75% universal access by 2017, that would be trans-formative. The road annuity program seem dead...but at least the last mile connection seem to be moving...although it been pushed back to April...so six months late.

This will increase productivity and spur growth especially cottage industries in rural centres that later would eventually become major manufacturers. simple things like electric shaft cutters that not only increase productivity for daily farmers but also reduce feed waste will change some areas. Its akin to the effect motorbikes have had on rural economy.

This electrification and increased formalisation of retail sector will have major impact on economy. Its rather exciting for manufacturers because distribution which is a major hurdle is being simplified coupled with cheaper and readily available electricity. One can see why investors are bullish on kenya economy.

[Globalcitizen12]

The cost per kilo watt is very high...

[RV Pundit]

Yes exciting times..formalization of retail sectors -from mama mboga to supermarket chains (now at 30%), the innovation going on in financial sector (m-pesa & agent banking) -(nearly 80% banked), power become more readily available and cheaper (now at nearly 50%), throw in ICT (communication & internet everywhere -nearly 90%) and you have the ingredient for transformation.

We just have to figure out how to nail the hard stuffs...roads, railways, sewage and water supply.

And voila we will be on way to be developed country.
 

This electrification and increased formalisation of retail sector will have major impact on economy. Its rather exciting for manufacturers because distribution which is a major hurdle is being simplified coupled with cheaper and readily available electricity. One can see why investors are bullish on kenya economy.