SOMA Properties Limited, alongside Armisto Limited and Gresa Limited (operating as SOMA Associates), has officially applied to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) for licenses to generate and supply electricity at Sarit Centre, one of Nairobi’s premier shopping and business complexes.
The application, submitted under The Energy Act, No. 1 of 2019, seeks both an Electric Power Generation License and a Retail Supply License.
The proposed licenses are aimed at enabling SOMA Properties to meet the growing energy demands of Sarit Centre while ensuring a reliable and consistent power supply to businesses within the complex. According to the notice, the applicants affirm that “the grant of the Licenses will not have an adverse effect on the public or local authorities, companies, persons or bodies of persons within the areas of the undertaking.”
SOMA Properties, headquartered at Kijabe Street, Nairobi, is a private limited company incorporated in Kenya. Their partners, Armisto Limited and Gresa Limited, operate under SOMA Associates and are also registered in Nairobi, with offices located at Sarit Centre, Pio Gama Pinto Road.
“The licenses will allow us to contribute to sustainable energy management while ensuring businesses at Sarit Centre have access to a more reliable power supply,” said a representative from SOMA Properties. This could potentially lower operating costs for tenants while reducing downtime due to energy shortages or inefficiencies.
Public participation is a key aspect of the process, with EPRA allowing individuals, local authorities, or companies to raise any objections or representations regarding the application within 30 days. “Any public or local authority, company, person or body of persons desiring to make any representation or objection to the application shall do so by writing to EPRA,” the notice states.
Copies of the application will be made available to the public at EPRA’s offices, allowing for a transparent review.
