The government has shelved a Sh14.6 billion project that aimed to connect public institutions and offices to the national power grid following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill, 2024 which has left a big hole in the State’s budget.
The Treasury has cut the State Department for Energy’s budget for the 2024/25 fiscal year by Sh18.5 billion down to Sh14 billion from the Sh32.5 billion that the exchequer had initially allocated last month.
