Ketraco’s Sh10bn pay halted: a power grid, public funds, and a deal that may never have existed.
Just days after warnings of possible Christmas blackouts unsettled the country, Kenya’s power saga has taken another dramatic turn. The ...
Friday, January 2, 2026
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Christmas in the dark? Kenya’s power grid faces a festive season shock
December in Kenya has a feel to it. You can hear the fridges making a noise as they keep the ...
KPLC rolls out new OCR meter-reading technology to eliminate manual data entry
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has officially launched a cutting-edge meter-reading system using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in ...
Kenya Power targets 150,000 new customers in Phase VI of last mile project
Kenya Power has launched the sixth phase of its Last Mile Connectivity Project (LMCP), aiming to connect 150,000 new customers ...
Kenya power warns of potential electricity price hike over wayleave dispute
Kenya Power has raised concerns that the recent drop in electricity costs may be short-lived if a dispute with the ...
Kenya Power condemns Nairobi county’s “unlawful” garbage dumping at Stima Plaza
Kenya Power has condemned what it calls an “unlawful” and “unprofessional” action by Nairobi County, after county officials dumped garbage ...
Kenya Power reports record electricity demand amid grid Expansion
Kenya’s electricity consumption has surged to an all-time high, with peak demand reaching 2,316 megawatts (MW) on February 12, 2025, ...
Kenya Power to invest KES.1 Billion in Western Kenya electricity expansion
Kenya Power has announced a substantial investment of KES.1 billion to bolster electricity infrastructure in Western Kenya. The initiative, which ...
Auditor-general reviews Kenya Power’s financial statements and risk management
The Auditor-General has released a comprehensive report on the Kenya Power and Lighting Company PLC (KPLC) for the financial year ...
Kenya Power urges prepaid meter updates ahead of August 31 deadline
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has issued a final reminder to its customers to update their prepaid meters before ...
