Expensive thermal electricity output rises to 6.7pc on vandalism

Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Vandalism of a key power line that supplies Nairobi with cheaper electricity from the Naivasha geothermal fields pushed reliance on expensive thermal to an eight-month high in June.

The uptake of the diesel –generated electricity rose to 6.7 percent of the generation mix after steady decline over time to an all-time-low of 4.2 percent in April.

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