Alarm over Kenya thermal power use

Kenya Electricity Generating Company's Engineer Reuben Wekesa (2nd left) with media crew at their Kipevu One Thermal Power Station at the Port of Mombasa. [File, Standard]

Kenya has been urged to increase investment in reliable electricity connections to cut down on the use of diesel and petrol generators.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) in a new study cited the higher economic and environmental costs of the continued use of thermal energy, with the country among the highest energy-producing countries through back-up generators.