Kenya plans to cut Lamu coal power plant capacity by half

Activists protest against construction of the Lamu coal-fired power plant on June 5, 2018. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL

Kenya seeks to cut by half the capacity of its planned Lamu coal-fired power plant to avoid ending up with more than needed electricity that would force consumers to pay for idle plants.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has instructed developers of the proposed 1,050-megawatt (MW) coal plant to scale it down.

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