Energy ministry set for review of contracts with electricity firms

Engineers from KETRACO repair one of the six electricity towers, on January 18, 2022, along the Olkaria-Lessos-Kisumu power line that was vandalized by unknown people in Kayole Estate, Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The process of reviewing contracts that Kenya Power has with various electricity producers is set to commence over the coming weeks as the government pushes to reform the country’s energy sector.

The Energy ministry said it has held preliminary talks with independent power producers (IPPs), which have laid ground for the renegotiation of the power purchase agreements (PPAs).