Rains light up power consumers

By Macharia Kamau
Kenyans should by end of this month get a reprieve in their Electricity bills following the recent rains that have seen Kenya Power distributing more of hydro generated electricity and less from independent power producers that use diesel to generate electricity.

The proportion of electricity acquired from diesel fired thermal electricity generators has to date reduced to 27 per cent, from about 30 per cent of total electricity distributed by Kenya Power while electricity from hydro sources has increased to 50.5 per cent.