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The tall, smooth wooden poles that support electricity infrastructure are a common sight on our highways and roads. While propping up electricity, these poles have often been responsible for felling down thousands of trees. They also don’t come cheap. Last year, Kenya Power issued a multi-billion shillings tender for supply of 1.9 million wooden poles. Another tender was issued this year in May, paving the way for more billions to be made from these wooden power anchors.
In 2011, Kenya Power rolled out a concrete poles project that sought to erect concrete poles in areas prone to fire, water and termite damage. Although extremely expensive compared to their wooden counterparts, these poles may last for at least 50 years, twice the lifespan of wooden poles. Consequently, a Chinese concrete poles factory has set up shop in Nairobi. A local company is also revving up its production of concrete poles.
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