KenGen eyes new revenue stream from captive power

The Olkaria geothermal field in Naivasha. 

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The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is planning to enter the captive power market as part of a revenue diversification strategy amid rising own-power generators that have triggered defection from the national grid.

Captive power plants operate by generating electricity primarily for the consumption of the owner and not for sale to the public.

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