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Blackouts: Chirchir wants temporary ban on signing Power Purchase Agreements lifted

Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir when he appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Energy. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has recommended lifting the ban on the signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to enable his Ministry to replace retiring power plants in the country that affect power outages.

Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Energy on Friday, September, 1, Chirchir attributed the deficit of generation capacity required to meet the growing demand for power supply in the country to the stalling of signing the PPAs.

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