Record electricity sales put pressure on domestic generation capacity

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Kenya Power substation in Muthurwa in Nairobi. Kenya Power sold a record 1.03 billion kilowatt-hour (kWh or units) of electricity in May.

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Electricity consumption by households and factories crossed a record one billion units in May, pilling pressure on the government, which is already increasingly tapping supplies from neighbouring countries to avert widespread rationing as demand outpaced domestic generation.

Latest official data shows that the uptake of electricity from the national grid crossed a billion units for the first time in May, pointing to increased consumption.

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