Ketraco Stories
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 AGPO framework identifies youth, women, and PWDs as priority bidders, requiring all public institutions to dedicate 30 per cent of their procureme...
Delays in compensation have continued to draw criticism, with landowners and Senators questioning the slow pace of settlements for properties acquired...
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 audit reveals that numerous payments were made without proper documentation, while some land valuations were inflated, raising questions about gov...
The MPs questioned why KETRACO’s reports indicated significant progress when there was little visible activity on the ground.
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 audit shows that the total claims for these seven projects amounted to Sh17,021,117,748, of which Sh12,986,155,691 had been disbursed.
Currently, at least 25 power plants supply the national grid, operated by both government-owned and independent companies.
The controversy revolves around the Lessos–Tororo transmission line, awarded in 2014 to Inabensa to transmit power from the Marsabit wind farm.
The Treasury has insisted that KETRACO must first settle a Sh9.2 billion arbitral award owed to a Spanish contractor before any funds can be allocated...
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...
The newly installed 1.16 megawatt-hour (MWh) BESS will supply uninterrupted power to KenGen’s 52-kilowatt Modular Data Centre (MDC), a facility design...
Audit reports presented during the session revealed that four major power transmission projects are behind schedule, raising fears of cost overruns an...
Following the trial phase, the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is expected to begin paying a wheeling tariff to KETRACO for using Kenya’s t...
Justice Mwamuye further noted that if the state, through the Attorney General, fails to submit the required documents by the deadline, the case will p...
Among the most prominent is a series of power transmission lines and substations backed by Africa 50 and set to be implemented by the Kenya Electricit...
The case stems from the wrongful termination of Inabensa’s contract in April 2016, which halted a major electricity transmission project intended to l...
Gathungu noted that the company failed to provide clear records of payment recipients, casting doubt on the legitimacy of the disbursements.
Kenya Power has long battled an ageing power grid, but financial constraints have prevented it from carrying out a much-needed overhaul.
State agencies in the Ministry of Roads and Transport are the largest contributors to the pending bills crisis, with debts totalling Sh173.7 billion.
This collaboration positions Tanzania as Kenya's third electricity trade partner after Ethiopia and Uganda.
The residents had raised complaints of historical land injustices occasioned by the allocation and extension of the lease issued in 1970 and extended...
The Minority leader of the National Assembly argued that the constitutional requirement often hinders progress on multi-billion-shilling initiatives t...
The National Assembly’s Energy Committee wants the government to prioritise these projects to ease the burden of high-power bills for Kenyans.
The residents have given KETRACO a 14-day ultimatum to pay up, or they will seek legal redress.
