Kenya Power has announced that the country’s electricity consumption has reached a new record high, with a peak demand of 2,316 MW recorded on February 12, 2025. This surpasses the previous peak of 2,304 MW recorded on January 15, 2025.
Statistics from Kenya Power’s National Control Centre shows that peak electricity demand has been steadily growing over the last 3 years with the growth rate gaining momentum in 2024.
Electricity demand exceeded the 2,000 MW threshold towards the end of 2021 and peaked above 2,100 MW in 2022 but remained steadily below 2,200 MW in 2023 before regaining momentum in June 2024.
According to Kenya Power’s Managing Director & CEO, Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror, the growth in demand has been driven by investments in stabilizing the National Grid and completing key projects. These include the Kimuka 220/66kV substation and the 33kV double circuit interconnector between Narok and Bomet.
“The investment in upgrading transmission lines by Kenya Power and KETRACO has resulted in a more stable grid,” said Dr. Siror.
“In the last six months, we also connected over 198,535 new customers to the national grid.”
Kenya Power expects steady growth in electricity demand in the short and medium term, driven by grid reinforcement and connectivity projects.
The company is implementing the donor-funded Last Mile Phases IV and V, which will connect a total of 289,121 new customers to the national grid.
To drive electricity demand and promote environmental conservation, Kenya Power is championing the uptake of e-cooking and electric motorization.
The company has set up four E-cooking hubs and is working with various players to drive the adoption of E-cooking in institutions.
Dr. Siror emphasized the need to increase electricity generation to meet growing demand and improve spinning reserves.
“To meet the growing electricity demand, the focus should now shift toward increasing the country’s electricity generation. This will improve spinning reserves to the standard 15% level to cater for contingency scenarios that have increased in recent years,” said Dr. (Eng.) Siror.
Source: https//energynewsafrica.com
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