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Cheap geothermal electricity fails to cut monthly power bills
A geothermal plant: The ERC has pointed an accusing finger at Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) for delays in putting up the high-voltage lines, resulting in an imbalance on the grid arising from failure to fully exploit geothermal’s potential. PHOTO | FILE
Electricity consumers will continue to bear a heavy cost burden despite the recent increase in geothermal power output, an industry report says, citing increased uptake of expensive thermal and emergency power in the national grid.
The report by the industry regulator — the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) — says delays in setting up high-voltage lines and substations to evacuate cheaper hydro- and geothermal power has forced Kenya Power to continue using expensive thermal power to service customers in certain parts of the country, leaving consumers with a high cost burden.
