No more power blackouts in less than 2 years

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This is good news but like everything from jubilee government, you must take anything they says with a grain of salt.

Kenya to sell extra power

Kenya plans to begin exporting surplus power to South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda by the end of 2016, the Energy and Petroleum ministry has said.

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said in Nairobi that the construction of transmission lines to connect the country’s electricity grid to its neighbours’ would be completed in two years. “Any excess power will be exported to the neighbouring states that will face production deficits,” he said on Tuesday.

Mr Chirchir said that by the end of the year, Kenya’s electricity installed capacity would hit 2,300 megawatts, up from 1600MW at the beginning of 2013.

Key demand drivers for the extra electricity will be the steel and iron industries, information and communication parks as well as the standard gauge railway. The ministry will partner with the Nairobi City County government to light up the streets.

“This will accelerate the push to achieve a 24-hour economy,” Mr Chirchir said.

[RV Pundit]

Where is 700MW coming from. Olkaria's 280MW definitely. The other 400MW is from where. But that is good work.

[RV Pundit]

From Kengen...
Ngong Wind I Phase II

Wind

6.8

Commissioning in April 2013

 
Kindaruma 3rd Unit & Upgrading Unit 1&2

Hydro

32

Unit 3 to be Commissioning in June 2012

Unit 2 to be Commissioning in December 2012

Unit 1 to be Commissioning in June 2013

 
 
 
Olkaria I Unit 4 & 5

Geothermal

140

Commissioning in December 2013

 
Olkaria  IV

Geothermal

140

Commissioning in December 2013

 
Isiolo Wind

Wind

50

Commissioning in December 2013

[veritas]

Wait and see if they deliver. Got to be a gimmick somewhere like Akon.

[Omollo]

I missed this silly joke. Kenya has a huge electricity deficit even with so few people and places connected.