Delays continue to plague efforts to boost Kenya’s supply of cheaper power

Energy Cabinet Secretary David Chirchir when he appeared before Parliamentary Public Investment Committee at County Hall in Nairobi. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO]

NAIROBI: Kenya will have to wait a little longer for cheaper electricity from the geothermal fields of Olkaria as the delay in commissioning new power plants by State agencies in the energy sector stretches on.

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has been upgrading its geothermal plants in Olkaria, and planned to increase its capacity by 280 megawatts (MW) by September.