Worry as peak power demand vs installed capacity gap shrinks

The increase in power demand was on the back of the connection of 447,251 new customers in the financial year ended June 2024. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Electricity demand increased by almost 100 megawatts (MW) in the last two years, new data shows.

This raises questions on how sustainable is Kenya's current available capacity even as lawmakers stall to lift a moratorium that barred Kenya Power from signing new Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) with independent producers.