Kenya has overtaken the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in peak electricity demand, making it the top consumer in the East African Community (EAC), where it is the regional economic powerhouse.
Data from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) shows that peak demand for electricity in Kenya jumped by 139 Megawatts (MW) to 2,316MW in the year ended June, at a time that of the DRC remained stagnant at 2174.17MW.