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 Kenya’s electricity imports from Uganda grew by nearly a third in the year to July saddled by the shutdown of geothermal power grid for lines maintenance.   Kenya imported 40.7 million kilowatt hours (kWh) from Uganda compared to 31 million units in the first seven months of last . . .

 Kenya Power is set to use WhatsApp groups to engage customers in a bid to enhance communication and service delivery.   The company in a statement on Wednesday said the groups will be used to engage with the consumers for faster responses.   "WhatsApp groups provide a convenient . . .

 Kenya’s nuclear energy bid received a major boost after signing an agreement with the Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO).    The company and the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) signed an MoU to cooperate on construction of nuclear projects and sharing expertise. Kenya a . . .

 Kenya Power will spend Sh22 billion to modernise electricity grid as a growing number of connections puts pressure on the current network.   After three national outages in 2016, and a rising concern over the quality of power supply, the utility provider will now create an alternative n . . .

 Nairobi, August 25, 2016……Kenya Power and Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited (TTDI) , subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on implementation of a pilot project aimed at decreasing distribution losses i . . .