Most company executives in Kenya single out the increasing cost of energy as the biggest threat to businesses this year - that according to a recent survey by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The cost of electricity, one of the key inputs in Kenya's manufacturing sector, having gone up by nearly 60 per cent since March last year as a result of high fuel charges on power bills following a prolonged drought that has resulted in the reduction of Kenya's hydrogenation capacity to run us through their standing in this context Joseph Njoroge - Managing Director - Kenya Power & Lighting Company.
Kenya should stop relying on hydro to produce its energy and should stop having quick solutions through the adoption of diesel powered plants. They take a short time to build, but the long-term costs, pegged to oil prices, are really high.
Flower farms in Naivasha need to pay a premium for using Lake Naivasha's water. The lake could be used to re-inject more water in Olkaria and as such increase the efficacy and capacity of the geothermal plants.
Are there lines from Turkana?
brianoduor 2 years ago
Excuses...there are never solutions from KPLC
siasabora 2 years ago