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Electricity tariffs to drop by 40pc as State commissions new plants

The Government intends to scale up electricity production by 5,000MW within two years to reduce costs and boost the country's attractiveness to investors. [PHOTO:FILE/STANDARD]

Nairobi; Kenya: Electricity bills for households and factories could fall down by as much as 40 per cent over the next three months. This is as the Government switches off the more expensive thermal generators in favour of cheaper renewable sources.

In an elaborate plan, the Government intends to scale up its electricity production by 5,000MW by 2016 to reduce its cost and thereby boost the country’s attractiveness to investors.

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