Rural electricity connection cost jumps by Sh165 billion

A Kenya Power technician installs lines during a power supply upgrade at Homa Bay substation.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

The cost of connecting the country’s rural areas and slums to the electric grid is projected to rise by Sh165 billion, following waves of new settlements that will require the installation of new transformers.

As part of its constituency electrification programme, the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) expects to spend Sh22 billion on 15,325 new transformers alone between 2017 and 2030.

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