Kenya Power system losses rise as MPs call for low energy costs

Kenya Power employees in a mobile workstation at Uhuru Gardens during Labor Day celebrations. [File, Standard]

The amount of electricity lost during transmission from power plants to households and businesses registered an increase for the second consecutive year, further sustaining the high cost of electricity in the country.  

The system losses rose to 23.16 per cent in the year to June 2024 from 23 per cent in 2023, according to Kenya Power’s annual report....