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Confusion reigns over Kenya’s actual electricity generation capacity

World Bank says Kenya has an installed generating capacity of 2,370 MW and peak demand of about 1,770MW. [File, Standard]

The raging debate on Kenya’s electricity capacity came to the fore recently over a debate on whether to electrify the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

According to data from the Ministry of Energy, Kenya currently has a power generation capacity of 2,250 megawatts (MW) against a demand of 1,640MW which is enough to power the SGR.

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