Kenya Power seeks 100MW from Uganda as demand rises

Kenya Power is seeking to buy 100 megawatts (MW) of hydropower from Uganda under a power purchase agreement (PPA) to replace the current deal between the pair cementing Kenya as a net importer of electricity amid rising demand.

Joseph Siror, the managing director of Kenya Power, on Tuesday disclosed that the arrangement could offer Kenya with power priced at not more than $0.09 (Sh11.6 at current rates) per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

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