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Kenya cuts thermal power usage to avert steep electricity prices
Reduced usage of thermal power has helped consumers avoid steep monthly electricity bills at a time when Kenya Power is struggling to meet a fast-rising demand.
Kenya has reduced expensive thermal power on the national grid to avoid burdening consumers with steep electricity prices even as fears deepen over Kenya Power’s ability to meet a fast-rising demand.
An analysis of electricity supply data shows Kenya Power tapped 646.46 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of thermal power, an equivalent of 8.1 percent of the total electricity bought from producers in the six months ended June 2026. This was a drop compared to the 727.16 million kWh (10 percent) tapped in the same period last year.
