Kenya Power continues to grapple with a raft of challenges.

Kenya Power MD Bernard Ngugi Resigns, Rosemary Oduor Takes Over in Acting Capacity

Kenya Power's Board of Directors appointed Bernard Ngugi as MD and CEO in October 2019, after key management figures were embroiled in corruption...

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Kenya Power technicians at work. The firm has failed to clear taxes and storage fees for a shipment of transformers.

BUSINESS

Kenya Power Transformers Set for Auction Over Unpaid Taxes

The transformers were shipped into the country in 2014, at a time when the state-owned monopoly was embarking on an ambitious plan to...

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Kenya Power technicians at work. New draft regulations seek to compel the distributor to compensate consumers for losses incurred due to power outages.

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Why KPLC Could Compensate You for Your Next Blackout

Black-outs have seen many of KPLC's biggest industrial customers invest in their own energy generation capabilities in recent years, in a bid to...

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Kenya Power has leveraged its extensive power transmission and distribution network to run fibre optic cables, entering lease agreements with service providers.

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Kenya Power Eyes Telco Billions With Fibre Optic Network Extension

Kenya Power launched its fibre optic business in 2010 after being issued with issued with a Network Facility Provider - Tier 2 License...

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Kenya Power CEO Bernard Ngugi launching a smart metering project in January. He has promised reduced power bills as the firm reviews its contracts with electricity generating companies.

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Kenya Power Promises to Slash Your Bills in New Push

The capacity charges, meant to help companies recoup their multi-billion shilling investments are recovered for consumers and have long been blamed for much...

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A Land Cruiser tour van converted to an electric vehicle by Optibus pictured charging.

BUSINESS

Places Where Kenya Power Plans to Install Electric Car Charging Stations

Kenya Power, the loss-making state-owned power distributor, has been exploring new revenue streams in a bid to turn the ship around. Industrial consumers,...

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Kenya Power workers pictured undertaking repairs.

ECONOMY

Brace Yourselves for Higher Power Bills After Fuel Cost Levy Hits 13-Month High

The increased power costs present a new challenge for many individuals, families and businesses whose economic fortunes have been negatively impacted by the...

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Aerial view of a section of Westlands, Nairobi

ECONOMY

Kenya Power Announces Day-long Blackout in Westlands

Major businesses and corporate organizations as well as Kenya power customers located adjacent to them will experience the interruption from 9 am to...

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