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Kenya Power to link western region to geothermal

Kenya Power will construct an 85-kilometre power line between Narok and Bomet to connect western Kenya to cheap power produced at the Olkaria geothermal fields.

The line will be the second one connecting the region to cheap power. The first one, passing through Lessos to Kisumu, is being constructed by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) and is scheduled for completion in September.

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