Kenya receives $133 million from African Development Bank to expand power access
Kenya: African Development Bank (AfDB) granted $133 million to The Last Mile Connectivity Project in Kenya in order to expand electricity access to remote communities in the region.
Kenya: African Development Bank (AfDB) granted $133 million to The Last Mile Connectivity Project in Kenya in order to expand electricity access to remote communities in the region.
The AfDB are in full support of the project’s initiative to take full advantage of the 35 000 existing distribution transformers installed by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company across the region, according to ESI-Africa.
The estimated cost of the project is $147 million and the government will pay the balance of $14 million.
The distribution transformers will be pushed to their optimal capacity by stretching low voltage networks to residents residing nearby to where the transformers are situated.
Source: ESI-Africa
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