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Kenya Power disclosed that the value of tenders awarded to these groups jumped 470 per cent to Sh3.5 billion during the year as the firm stepped up ef...
Kenya Power said the 2,439.06 megawatts (MW) peak recorded on December 4, 2025, marks the highest power demand in Kenya’s history, highlighting the ur...
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said the unpaid bills cover 140.06 million units of electricity, highlighting persistent revenue collection challenges...
All new applicants will now be required to submit their requests exclusively through its website, accessible via computers and mobile devices.
21.7 per cent of the fatalities were caused by faulty wiring at customer premises, 12.2 per cent by structures or activities near power lines and 11.2...
Kenya Power has repeatedly cited ongoing lawsuits that disrupt procurement processes, alongside challenges in acquiring wayleaves for power lines, as...
The utility’s financial results indicate that electricity revenues fell five per cent to Sh219.28 billion, while net profit tumbled by 18.7 per cent t...
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology will allow meter readings to be captured automatically, cutting down on human error and speeding up...
The Energy Act allows for private sector participation in power development. Currently, it accounts for over $2.2 billion (Sh285 billion) in FDI and 3...
The announcement comes after President William Ruto acknowledged that Kenya’s current power generation is not enough to meet rising demand. He explain...
The AGPO framework identifies youth, women, and PWDs as priority bidders, requiring all public institutions to dedicate 30 per cent of their procureme...
The provision for Kenya Power’s debt alone increased by 78 per cent to Sh830.99 million, as the Sh16.65 billion owed remained largely unsettled.
The move to resume talks comes as Kenya faces tighter local supply and increased reliance on electricity imports from Ethiopia and Uganda.
The committee was also alerted to KPLC’s heavy exposure to foreign exchange losses, which have reached Sh23 billion due to loans and power purchase ag...
In 2021/22, the company recruited 28 graduate engineers using its internal HR database instead of conducting open recruitment.
The Ministry has proposed tougher penalties, including fines of up to Sh5 million or imprisonment of up to 10 years, for anyone found guilty of vandal...
The audit reveals that numerous payments were made without proper documentation, while some land valuations were inflated, raising questions about gov...
This change would allow counties direct control over fees from electricity lines, substations, and other state-owned infrastructure running through pu...
Power purchased from Uganda nearly doubled compared to the previous month, reaching 32.5 million kWh in August from 18.95 million kWh in July.
Managing director and CEO Joseph Siror said the steady reduction in base tariffs over the past two years has made electricity more affordable and boos...
Large-scale industrial and commercial consumers benefited from the Time-of-Use (ToU) tariff, saving roughly Sh1.438 billion by shifting 180.3 GWh of e...
The World Bank committed to providing electricity access to 250 million people, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) aiming to reach an additional...
GDC told the court it had introduced a call-out allowance to compensate managers working beyond regular hours, noting that it is a standard practice g...
The upgrade, announced by Safaricom, will occur from 12:30 am to 3:30 am, during which M-Pesa services, including airtime top-ups and bill payments, w...
The trend has prompted major producers, including the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), to boost output to keep pace with consumption.
Currently, at least 25 power plants supply the national grid, operated by both government-owned and independent companies.
The illegal connections are being blamed for persistent darkness in parts of the CBD and the rise of crime incidents targeting businesses and pedestri...
The controversy revolves around the Lessos–Tororo transmission line, awarded in 2014 to Inabensa to transmit power from the Marsabit wind farm.
The affected counties, Mandera, Samburu, Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit, and Lamu, will finally see a boost in rural electrification following the Public In...
The exchequer was to appear before the House committee on Tuesday, August, but failed, a reason the committee believes is a deliberate act of inaction...
