×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Truth Without Fear
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

High cost of electricity may not go down soon: Power broker

Thika Power Limited Chairman George Njenga. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The high cost of electricity in the country will not go down anytime soon unless there is reduction on high cost of fuel, elimination of excessive taxes and fluctuations on the dollar and other foreign currencies stabilise.

Thika Power Limited Chairman George Njenga told the Committee Chaired by Nyeri Senator Wahome Wamatinga that has been engaging various stakeholders on how best to lower electricity cost that factors such as lack of rain that make Kenya Power to use thermal power plants to generate power.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in
Business
Kenya, India seek strategic reset in trade, security and technology
Business
Factories review the green leaf payment following farmers demand
Business
Global hotels bet big on Maasai Mara as tourism earnings surge
By Sofia Ali 14 hrs ago
Business
Government steps up push for local manufacturing