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Kenya electricity imports rise further to avert rationing
Kenya Power and Lightning Company (KPLC) Managing Director and CEO Joseph Siror makes his remarks during the State of the Grid press briefing held at Sarova Stanley, Nairobi on August 11, 2026
Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group
Kenya’s reliance on electricity imports increased in the six months to June 2026 as the country raced to avert potential rationing, with the share of supplies from Ethiopia and Uganda rising to 12 percent of the total supplies to the Kenya Power.
An analysis of official data shows that the share of imported power on the grid rose from 10 percent in the comparable period of 2025, mainly tied to more inflows of hydropower from Ethiopia.
