Kenya Power raises alarm over clients solar switch

Solar panels on the roof of a water plant. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The growing shift to solar power systems by heavy-consuming industrialists seeking reliable and cheaper supply has rattled electricity distributor Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC amid thinning revenues.

The utility firm said some of its industrial customers — who account for about 54.8 percent of its sales revenues — are gradually shifting to own-generated solar power, dealing a further blow to its already dwindling finances.

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