Coast residents set for lower power bills with cheap geothermal power

A Kenya Power worker inspects a power line. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya has switched on a high-voltage power line to transport cheap geothermal electricity from Naivasha stations to the Coast, which is expected to cut back on expensive diesel-fired power that homes and businesses in the region have been relying on.

A lack of a transmission line had forced coastal towns to depend on thermal generators for electricity, which comes with associated fuel costs paid for by all consumers in Kenya.

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