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Kenya Power eyes storage plant to reduce thermal use

Kenya Power technicians replacing a transformer in Kanyange, Othaya, Nyeri county. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

Kenya Power is planning to set up an electricity storage plant to store power generated during off-peak hours by wind and solar plants. The stored power will then be used during peak powers.

The utility firm expects this to help in further displacing costly thermal power plants which are tapped to supply electricity during evening hours when there’s high demand as domestic customers switch on their many appliances.

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