KenGen finance costs rise on expiry of loan breaks

Kenya Electricity Generating Company. FILE PHOTO | POOL

Power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company’s (KenGen) cost of servicing loans jumped 30 percent in the half-year that ended December on the expiry of Covid-19 repayment breaks.

The power distributor says its finance costs — interest, and other charges involved in the borrowing of money — rose from Sh897 million to Sh1.17 billion, piling pressure on its net earnings.

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