Solar firm to sell 40MW from Sh6bn Laikipia unit

The off-grid power solutions market is attracting more players targeting households and small businesses in rural areas. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Two Norwegian nationals have applied for a licence to generate and sell electricity to Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC from a Sh6 billion solar plant under construction at Rumuruti in Laikipia County.

In a notice published in the dailies, Rumuruti Solar Generation Holding ’s directors BjØrnar Baugerud and Mr Torstein Berntsen said they intended to generate 40 megawatts (MW) for sale to Kenya Power.

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