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PROJECT BENEFITS BUT TAKES AWAY, Billwydad Wangai

yesterday, said Kenya’s last mile project and other programmes have
helped increase power connectivity from 35 per cent to 50 per cent in
the last three years.
Kenya Power personnel working on a electricity line in Nyeri on
September 20 2015, the company has initiated a programme of lighting up
the streets so that majority especially in urban areas can performs some
 of their daytime activities even late at night.

“Already, these programmes have led to increased connectivity from 35
per cent to 50 per cent within the last three years with plans to
achieve 70 per cent connectivity by 2017 and 100 per cent connectivity
by 2020,” said Tibor Almassy, a partner with PwC Kenya and a power
sector and transactions specialist.

Kenya is trying to speed up expansion of electricity penetration across
the country, particularly in rural areas, under the Last Mile
Connectivity Project launched by the government in March.

The project aims to connect some 310,000 people living close to 35,000
Kenya Power transformers to the grid in the next two years, at a cost of
 around Sh15,000 per connection.

Kenya has been seeking to change the African narrative about the power
sector by embarking on an ambitious project that will result in the
addition of 5,000MW to the national grid by 2017 and 17,000 MW by 2030.
This will be achieved largely through tapping into renewable energy sources

A more positive power sector outlook report released

PwC in its A new Africa energy world: A more positive power sector outlook report released yesterday, said Kenya’s last mile project and other programmes have helped increase power connectivity from 35 per cent to 50 per cent in the last three years. Kenya Power personnel working on a electricity line in Nyeri on September 20 2015, the company has initiated a programme of lighting up the streets so that majority especially in urban areas can performs some of their daytime activities even late at night. (PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD) “Already, these programmes have led to increased connectivity from 35 per cent to 50 per cent within the last three years with plans to achieve 70 per cent connectivity by 2017 and 100 per cent connectivity by 2020,” said Tibor Almassy, a partner with PwC Kenya and a power sector and transactions specialist. Kenya is trying to speed up expansion of electricity penetration across the country, particularly in rural areas, under the Last Mile Connectivity Project launched by the government in March. The project aims to connect some 310,000 people living close to 35,000 Kenya Power transformers to the grid in the next two years, at a cost of around Sh15,000 per connection. Kenya has been seeking to change the African narrative about the power sector by embarking on an ambitious project that will result in the addition of 5,000MW to the national grid by 2017 and 17,000 MW by 2030. This will be achieved largely through tapping into renewable energy sources.
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