NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 — The country’s power generation has increased by 5.44 per cent since 2022, official government data has revealed.
Data from the ministry of Energy and Petroleum availed on Monday showed generation across the country increased from 3,076 Megawatts recorded in 2022 to 3,243 Megawatts in 2024.
The increased generation capacity mirrored a comparable increase in new electricity connenctions with Kenya Power, the country’s utility firm, reporting an 8.7 per cent rise.
Kenya Power increased customers connected to the national grid from 8,919,584 in 2022 to 9,693,954 in 2024.
The ministry also noted a 22 per cent increase in power transmission lines from 7,846 Kilometers in 2022 to 9,577 Kilometers in 2024.
Additionally, power distribution lines increased by 3.2 per cent from 82,210 Kilometers in 2022 to 84,853 Kilometers.
Kawi House also reported increased incremental flow rate for Kenya Petroleum Corporation per hour.
The ministry noted that Line 5 reported a 37 per cent increase from 950 M3/Hours in 2022 to 1,300 M3/Hours in 2024 with demurrage costs reducing from 2,227,411.7 Dollars in 2022 to 496,382.5 Dollars.
Kenya Power hopes to connect additional households to electricity as part of government’s ambition to sustain transition to eco-friendly energy sources.
