Electricity prices have dropped in the past 12 months, a momentum that the government is keen to sustain.
By
John Mutua
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
Lawmakers have revived a push to compel big power producers to lower the wholesale prices at which they sell electricity to Kenya Power in a bid to ease the pressure on consumers. This comes amid questions over the viability of the quest.
The government has yielded to public pressure and directed Kenya Power to withdraw an application it had made that would have…
The withdrawal of a proposed tariff review shields households and businesses from higher electricity bills but raises fresh…
The suspension is a setback for Kenya Power and other energy-sector agencies.
Government withdraws retail power tariff proposal submitted by Kenya Power in March, in bid to shield Kenyans from higher…
Kenya is renegotiating power purchase agreements to phase out costly take-or-pay clauses and require renewable energy producers…
There are no magic bullets to lower the cost of power. Kenya must run competitive procurement processes open to all.
