Uganda accounted for the bulk of the imports at 98 per cent

Kenya Power Company personnel working on a power line at Tetu in Nyeri on February 2,2018. There has been numerous complainants from consumers about the wrong billing.Some consumers now want the company to give them the accurate billing without disconnecting their supply .Photo:Kibata Kihu

The amount of electricity Kenya imported last year grew threefold, contributing to the high power charges last year.

Kenya imports power from her neighbours to bridge the deficit in electricity generation. However, the drought last year resulted in increased imports from Uganda and Ethiopia.