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Kenya Power owes KenGen Sh24b for electricity supplies

By Macharia Kamau | 5yrs ago

Kenya Power workers fix a 3 phase distribution transformer of 250KVA at Ndimaini Village in Karatina, Nyeri. On 28 December,2020. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Kenya Power owes KenGen Sh24 billion for electricity supplies as the power retailer continued to struggle in the course of last year.

The amount grew 24 per cent in the year to June 2020 from the Sh19.37 billion owed in 2019.

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