Kenya Power on the spot for ignoring cheaper electricity

A Kenya Power technician at work. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC is on the spot for prioritising expensive thermal power over the cheaper options such as geothermal and hydro, effectively setting up consumers for higher electricity prices.

Data by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) shows that the power distributor last month took the highest proportion of the expensive thermal power in more than a year while reserving the lowest slot for the cheaper geothermal power.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.