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Kenya inks Sh40 billion deal to transmit renewable power

High Voltage power line in Suswa. [Courtesy]

Kenya has signed a Sh40.4 billion ($311 million) power transmission deal that will improve electricity supply largely in the Western region through a public private partnership (PPP) deal. 

The deal will see the construction of two key transmission lines to evacuate renewable power as the country looks to add 10,000 megawatts (MW) to the national grid. 

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