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Committee to audit electricity demand, Senate team told

Chairman of Senate Committee on Energy and Petroleum Gideon Moi (left) talks with Principal Secretary of Energy and Petroleum Joseph Njoroge and Kenya Power CEO Ben Chumo Wednesday. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The Ministry of Energy says a committee has been set up to audit the current demands for power supply following the reduction of connectivity cost from Sh30,000 to Sh15,000.

Wednesday, Energy Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge and Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo told the Senate Committee on Energy chaired by Senator Gideon Moi (Baringo) that the evaluation was necessary to ensure uptake of power being developed under the 500MW+programme – Jubilee flagship project.

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