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Excess power is fine, says ministry

The government has played down the impact of Kenya’s surplus electricity production on the retail cost of power.

Kenya had an installed electricity generating capacity of 2,766 megawatts (MW), while peak demand stands at about 1,938MW, pointing to an excess capacity of about 30 per cent.

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