Kenya moves closer to power supply deal with Ethiopia

Ms Foster recommends state subsidies for wider access through more connections than incentives on the tariff regimes.

Kenya has an electricity capacity of 1,215 megawatts, compared with a peak demand of 1,150, leaving a reserve capacity of less than the 15 percent recommended international average.

Current supply is also of poor quality due to neglect and stagnation in upgrade and expansion of the transmission grid.

Overall, some Sh32 billion is to be spent constructing 2,300 kilometers (1 429 miles) of 132 kilovolt power lines across the country by 2015.

Also, Kenya’s electricity access although fast rising, still remains low at 18 percent; and is planned to increase to 40 percent by 2020, which will require the timely development of new generating plants.