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The new line means that residents from Kimuka and the area will benefit from stable and reliable electricity supply.

Construction of a transmission line with a substation set to power Kenya’s “silicon valley” is ongoing.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) wants Kenya and Tanzania to speed up the signing of three key agreements.

KETRACO is increasing the country’s grid circuit length and replacing older lines built on timber poles.

Mariakani, the 400/220 kV substation, is set to allow supply of more levels of geothermal power to the coastal economy, according to Kenya Electricity Transmission Company.

Kenya: Fernandes Barasa from KETRACO said that through the 220kV/400kV line, western parts of the country will receive geothermal electricity.

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has commissioned the construction of a new power line that will offer an alternative path for power into Nairobi.

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ketraco plans to construct 12,000 km of power lines by 2035 to increase power connectivity in the country.

Kenya, Nairobi: After many parts of the country suffered a six-hour blackout at the start of the year due to a technical fault in the central fields of Dandora-Nairobi North, Kenya’s Energy Cabinet Secretary, Charles Keter, revealed the steps to be taken to help prevent such widespread outages in the future.

Kenya, Nairobi: The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has awarded a contract to CAMCE China for the construction of a new substation in Nairobi County which will be able to withstand more than 2000 MW of power produced.