Geothermal dominance shrinks to three-year low on shut plant

A scheduled shutdown of KenGen's oldest geothermal plant in Olkaria for upgrade has cut the dominance of geothermal power in the national grid to a three-year low amid a jump in electricity imports from Ethiopia and improved local hydro-power generation.

Fresh data by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) shows that the share of geothermal power shrank to 39.8 percent in the year ended December 2024, down from 44.6 a year earlier, while the imports nearly doubled and production from dams also grew.