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Manufacturers push for power purchase agreement ban to avert power blackout

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) staff work on a faulty line along Gitanga Road in Lavingtom, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has warned of power rationing if no investment is made in power purchase agreements and new power stations are not constructed.

Chief Executive Officer, Tobias Alando, speaking during the launch of New Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) - Built for the Demands of Modern Mobility, said that currently, Kenya is using a lot of geothermal, which has reached the peak of 96 per cent.

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