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EPRA opens Kenya’s electricity market to private players, ending Kenya Power’s decades-long monopoly

Sacco ReviewMay 13, 202607 mins

Kenya’s electricity sector is set for a historic shake-up after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) developed regulations that will crack open the power distribution market to private investors, dismantling Kenya Power and Lighting Company’s (KPLC) grip on electricity supply that has held for decades. The draft Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open…

Residents of Ogembo in Kisii protest prolonged blackout as businesses count losses

Sacco ReviewMay 7, 202604 mins

Residents and traders in Ogembo town, Kisii County, have staged protests over a prolonged power outage that has crippled businesses, disrupted learning, and heightened insecurity. The blackout, which has persisted for more than three weeks, has left households, schools, and enterprises struggling to cope without electricity. Community leaders Jane Kemunto and Florence Momanyi voiced concern…

Kenya Power makes profit of KSh2 for every KSh100 you pay

Sacco ReviewMay 24, 202403 mins

According to Joseph Siror, the managing Director of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), for every KSh100 paid by customers, KPLC receives only KSh2 or less as profit. He also stated that most of the money goes to the generation of electricity. “For every KSh100 that you pay in the bill, 65 per cent…