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Kenya Power stripped of role of managing national grid

Kenya Power employees replacing old poles at Tombe area in Nyamira County on January 10, 2021. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) will now man the country’s electricity network, including the selection of power plants feeding the grid at any one time.

The company has been designated as the system operator, which is part of reforms the government is undertaking in the power sector.

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