In December 2020, after a turbulent and challenging year, Kenya Power (KPLC) firmed up a return to normal programming, reporting a new peak demand of 1,976 MW.
Kenya Power has for some time had a surplus in available and committed capacity and the Covid-19 pandemic only compounded issues for the off-taker, leaving industry players with concerns about this surplus relative to the projected demand. Many stakeholders are keenly looking to the development of transmission lines (and connection of new consumers) as the immediate ‘solve’ for this issue which has plagued the Kenyan power sector over the last few years.
