March 15, 2023
Kenya: Kenyans Will No Longer Be Able to Check Taxes on Power Tokens
Kenyans will no longer be able to check taxes levied on them when buying electricity tokens from Kenya power. Read more »
March 04, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Restores Power After 3-Hour Blackout
Kenya Power said it had restored electricity in most parts of the country after a nationwide blackout that lasted three hours. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Plunges Into Darkness After Major Power Outage
Kenya plunged into darkness on Saturday following a major power outage that affected most parts of the country. Read more »
March 05, 2023
Kenya: Energy CS Urges Counties to Invest in the Electricity Sector to Boost National Grid Supply
Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has called on all the County Governments to set aside funds for investment in the electricity sector in order to help stabilize supply to… Read more »
Kenya: Kabogo Urges Ruto to End Kenya Power Monopoly
Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has urged President William Ruto to end the monopoly Kenya Power enjoys to open up the sector to healthy competition. Read more »
Kenya: Power Blackout Conspiracy Theory - It Was All About Arsenal vs Bournemouth EPL Clash
The Merriam-Webster online English dictionary defines conspiracy theory as one that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto Says Govt to Subsidize 6kg Gas Cylinder By Sh2,000
President William Ruto has announced that the Government will subsidise the cost of the 6kg gas cylinder by more than Sh2,000. Read more »
Kenya: MPs Turn Away Kenya Power MD Muli for Failing to Give Extensive Report on Losses
Kenya Power Company Managing Director Geoffrey Muli was Thursday turned away from Parliament for failing to give a comprehensive report on why the company has been facing losses. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Kenya: EPRA Against Electricity Payments in Dollars, Euros
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has rejected a plan by the Kenya Power plan to charge some clients with dollars as well as euros. Read more »
Kenya: Govt Lifts Ban on Power Purchase Agreements
The Cabinet chaired by President William Ruto on Tuesday granted approval for the lifting of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) moratorium. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Power Reports Sh1.1 Billion Half Year Loss
Kenya Power has reported a major drop in earnings for the half year ended December 31 2022 posting a Sh1.1 billion loss compared to a Sh3.82 billion profit posted in the same… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Kenya: Manufacturers Voice Concern Over Kenya Power Plan to Increase Electricity Prices
Manufacturers have voiced their concerns over planned electricity hike by Kenya Power, which they say will lead to higher cost of production. Read more »
February 06, 2023
Kenya: Kakamega Firm Turns Sugarcane Bagasse Into Fuel Pellets #AfricaClimateCrisis
A local company, Powerspot Pelletizers, has set up a plant that produces pellets from sugarcane bagasse in Kakamega. Read more »
February 03, 2023
Kenya: Proposed Power Tariff Hikes Not Final - Energy Authority
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has assured the public that the proposed increment in power tariffs by Kenya Power is not a finality. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Kenya: Energy CS Appoints Isaac Kiva Ketraco New Boss
Energy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Davies Chirchir has appointed Isaac Kiva as the new acting managing director of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco). Read more »
January 30, 2023
Kenya: Cost of Power Per Unit to Go Up By Between 13 to 20pc in New Tariff Review
The cost of power for domestic consumers will go up by between 13 to 20 per cent in the new proposed tariffs, inclusive of levies and taxes, Kenya Power has revealed. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto Calls Out Kenya Power for Disconnecting Power in City Estates Over Non-Payment
President William Ruto has called out the Kenya Power Company over numerous reports that some city estates have been disconnected from power over non-payment. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Power Seeks to Double Electricity Tariffs in Changes Set for April
Kenyans are staring at a higher electricity costs starting April after Kenya Power proposed upward revision of domestics retail tariff rates. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Kenya: Women Eradicate Cactus Through Biogas Production for Domestic Use
A women's group in Laikipia county has devised innovative ways to eradicate invasive cactus through biogas production. Read more »
January 05, 2023
Kenya: Kengen to Fast Track Deployment of Renewable Energy
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has unveiled plans to scale up the deployment of renewable energy in the country, adding an additional 3000 megawatts (MW) from… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Kenya: Africa Data Centres to Add 15MW at Nairobi's Facility
Pan-African data center Africa Data Centres is expanding its Sameer facility in Nairobi by up to 15 megawatts (MW) of IT load. Read more »
December 04, 2022
Kenya: Strategy to Fast-Track Universal Access to Clean Cooking Energy in the Offing
The Government is developing a strategy to address rising cases of respiratory illnesses and mitigate the global climate crisis by increasing the use of modern clean cooking… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Power Says Supply Restored in Parts of Kenya After National Outage
The Kenya Power Company says supply has been restored in various parts of Kenya following the outage Thursday afternoon. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Power Says Nationwide Power Outage Due to System Disturbance
Kenya Power has apologised to customers after a power outage across various parts of the country Thursday afternoon. Read more »
November 23, 2022
Kenya: MPs Probe Kenya Power Fictitious Payments to Lake Turkana Wind Power
The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Energy is probing fictitious payment of millions of shillings that were paid to Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) for… Read more »