Locals beat Chinese firms in Sh8.9bn last mile power deals

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The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority must undertake updated power supply and demand projections. 

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Kenyan firms beat their Chinese counterparts in the fight for billions of shillings under the Last Mile power connectivity, bucking a trend where companies from the Asian economy have dominated local contracts.

An analysis of data shows that Kenyan firms took up Sh4.79 billion worth of the contracts signed last week, nearly double the Sh2.5 billion that went to the Chinese.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.