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KPLC intensifies revenue collection to recover Shs.3.9B accrued debt
Friday, 17th April, 2015
Kenya Power will employ over 500 students to reinforce its meter reading teams even as the Company intensifies plans to its meter inspection exercise beginning next week.
Press Release - Local investors urged to manufacture electrical materials
Kenya Power is seeking to engage local manufacturers in procuring project materials within the country to create jobs and help minimise expenditure outflows, the Company’s Managing Director and CEO, Dr Ben Chumo has said.
Payment of Electricity Bill Arrears
Kenya Power wishes to inform its customers that teams from the Company will conduct a countrywide disconnection of all accounts in arrears.
Stima Investment to buy a 40% stake in a wind power generation project
Tuesday, 16th March, 2015
Stima Investment Limited is planning to raise Shs.240 million from its members to buy a 40% stake at locally-owned Oldonyat Wind Power Project, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nelson Irungu, has said.
Kenya Power Records 53% Increase in Pretax Profits
Wednesday, 18th February, 2015
Kenya Power half year pretax profits for the period July to December 2014 rose by 52% to Shs.6.408 billion shillings from Shs.4.19 billion recorded compared to a similar period in the previous financial year.
North Eastern residents benefit from subsidised electricity
January 2015
Kenya Power plans to spend Shs.315 million to connect 18,336 residents of North Eastern Region as it continues with the implementation of its special programme to provide safe and affordable electricity connection in informal settlements.
Kenya Power targets 150,000 connections in slum electrification project
Friday, 30th January, 2015
Kenya Power, with the support of World Bank, will invest Shs.2.1 billion to connect approximately 150,000 customers in the ongoing slum electrification project being implemented in various parts of the country, the Company’s Managing Director and CEO, Dr. Ben Chumo has said.
Kenya Power targets 150,000 connections in slum electrification project
Friday, 30th January, 2015
Kenya Power, with the support of World Bank, will invest Shs.2.1 billion to connect approximately 150,000 customers in the ongoing slum electrification project being implemented in various parts of the country, the Company’s Managing Director and CEO, Dr. Ben Chumo has said.
North Eastern residents benefit from subsidised electricity
Thursday, January 29th 2015
Kenya Power plans to spend Shs.315 million to connect 18,336 residents of North Eastern Region as it continues with the implementation of its special programme to provide safe and affordable electricity connection in informal settlements.
Special electricity connection programme to benefit Nakuru residents
Kenya Power will connect 106,811 new customers in the Central Rift Region this financial year that ends in June 2015, the company Managing Director and CEO, Dr. Ben Chumo has said.
The connection drive will go a long way to assist the company achieve its connectivity target of one million additional customers to the national grid this financial year representing 36% growth in its customer base.
Special electricity connection programme to benefit Nakuru residents
Wednesday, 28th January, 2015
Kenya Power will connect 106,811 new customers in the Central Rift Region this financial year that ends in June 2015, the company Managing Director and CEO, Dr. Ben Chumo has said.
Mathare residents benefit from Informal Settlements Programme
Tuesday, 27th January, 2015
More than 30,000 residents in Nairobi’s Mathare and other nearby areas will benefit from a special programme that Kenya Power is implementing to provide safe and affordable electricity connection in informal settlements.
Kibera residents benefit from subsidised power
Residents of Kibera in Nairobi will now enjoy safe, legal and reliable connection to electricity supply at affordable rates, Dr. Ben Chumo, the company’s Managing Director and CEO, has revealed.
PRESS STATEMENT: UPDATE II
16th January 2015
Kenya Power had by 7:50 a.m., restored power supply to all parts of the country following the partial national blackout that occurred at 3:39 a.m. West Kenya and North Rift Regions were not affected by the blackout as they were on supply from Turkwel, Sondu and Sang’oro power stations and from Uganda.
Press Statement Update- National Black Out
16th January 2015
Following the partial national blackout that occurred at 3:39 a.m., Kenya Power had by 7:15 a.m., restored supply except for a few isolated areas in Nairobi and Mombasa. Restoration is underway for the remaining affected areas.
Kenneth Marende named Chairman of the Kenya Power Board
05th January, 2015
Former speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Marende, was today elected the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited.
KPLC union employees receive 12 percent pay increase
Nairobi, Tuesday, 23 rd December, 2014
Kenya Power unionisable employees will receive a total of 12% pay increase per annum for the next two years following a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)signed today with the Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers’ Union (KETAWU) in the Company’s headquarters at Stima Plaza.
Kenya Power to sell electricity to Rwanda
Kenya Power has entered into an agreement to sell 30MW of power to Rwanda. Kenya Power, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL) and Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) have completed negotiations to facilitate the trade.
Electricity customers to hit 3 million in a month, says Dr. Chumo
Wednesday, 3rd December, 2014
The country’s electricity consumers is rapidly growing with the total expected to hit three million by next month, Kenya Power Managing Director and CEO, Dr Ben Chumo has said.