Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited (KPLC)

Company description

Kenya Power transmits, distributes and retails electricity to over two million customers throughout Kenya. The company’s head office is located off Kolobot Road in Parklands, Nairobi, Kenya.

Company details

City:
Nairobi

Participation in projects

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List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • January 26, 2022

    Globeleq starts commercial operation of 40 MW Malindi solar project

    Globeleq, an Africa-focused independent power producer (IPP), has started the commercial operation of its 40 MW/52 MWp solar photovoltaic project in Kenya.  The project has contracted the energy...

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  • July 19, 2021

    BTE Renewables starts commercial operation of the 100 MW Kipeto wind project in Kajiado

    BTE Renewables, in partnership with Craftskills, a Kenyan-owned renewable developer, has reached the commercial operation of the 100 MW Kipeto wind project located in Kajiado County, Kenya. The...

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  • February 09, 2021

    100 MW Kipeto wind project in Kajiado connects to grid

    Kipeto Energy Plc (KEP) has connected Kipeto wind farm in Kenya to the national grid and will gradually start generating power. The project is comprised of 60 GE 1.7-103 wind turbines and a 17km (220...

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  • April 15, 2020

    Ergon Solair secures FiT from EPRA for Kisumu Solar One project

    Ergon Solair Africa Ltd, an affiliate of US-based Ergon Solair PBC, has secured the regulatory permit from the Energy Regulatory Commission of Kenya (EPRA) for the development of a 40 MW sol...

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  • February 14, 2020

    KenGen extends deadline for Olkaria geothermal project tender

    Kenya’s state-owned power producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), has extended the deadline for the request for qualification (RFQ) tender for the design, financing, supply...

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  • February 07, 2020

    Kenya Power and Lighting Company signs PPA for 90 MW wind power project in Mpeketoni

    Bahari Wind Limited and Kenya Power and Lighting Company have signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 90 MW wind energy project in Mpeketoni, Lamu County. The PPA states that Bahari Wind...

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  • November 11, 2019

    KenGen launches RFP for 140 MW Olkaria geothermal project

    Kenya’s state-owned power producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), has launched a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of qualified bidders for the financing, design, supply, co...

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  • March 28, 2019

    InfraCo Africa backs Kenya’s solar potential

    InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed convertible loan agreements with frontier developer Gigawatt Global; committing a total of US$2.2m to the develo...

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