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Audio By VocalizeKenya has taken a significant step towards strengthening its electricity infrastructure after the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) successfully energised the Sh8.4 billion Isinya–Konza 400kV transmission line and Konza substation, a project expect …
Boost for Konza as Ketraco energises Sh8.4 billion power lineThe Standard
… The recent commercial close of energy transmission PPP between KETRACO, Africa50 and POWERGRID Corporation of India marks an important shift in Kenya’s energy story, one that extends private sector participation beyond generation and into the national grid itself. …
Transmission PPP will greatly boost Kenya's energy sectorCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 14 – The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has energised the 400kV Isinya–Konza Transmission Line and the 400/132/66kV Konza Substation, marking a major milestone in Kenya’s efforts to strengthen national grid reliability and secure stable power …
KETRACO energises Sh8.4bn Isinya–Konza power line to boost Konza Technopolis supplyCitizen Digital
KETRACO energizes Isinya transmission line and Konza substation By Citizen Reporter June 13, 2026 02:19 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) …
KETRACO energizes Isinya transmission line and Konza substationThe Standard
Ketraco is facing a major leadership transition as the contract of the Acting Managing Director and CEO Kipkemoi Kibias and the terms of several board members near expiry amid an ongoing search for a substantive Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. …
Turbulence at Ketraco as search for CEO, new board takes shapeThe Standard
… To support this vision, KETRACO is finalising plans for a transmission line connecting Mariakani substation to Dongo Kundu corridor, further reinforcing the Coast’s role as a strategic energy and industrial hub. …
How to end Coast's long wait for reliable supply of powerCitizen Digital
… d Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize President William Samoei Ruto on Monday commissioned the fully energized 400/220KV Mariakani sub-station- in Kilifi County, developed by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company …
Pressure on Coastal power network to ease as President Ruto commissions Mariakani sub-stationCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya May 25 – President William Ruto has told officials at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) that the government will no longer rely on borrowing to finance the construction of power transmission lines, insisting …
Ruto to KETRACO: “We will not borrow to build transmission lines, we’ll use PPP”The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has commissioned the Sh8.4 billion Isinya–Konza 400kV transmission line and substation, a 98-kilometre double-circuit link designed to enhance transmission capacity, improve grid stability, and provide reliable power supply to Konza Technopolis and the lower eastern region.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has commissioned the Sh8.4 billion Isinya–Konza 400kV transmission line and substation, a 98-kilometre double-circuit link designed to enhance transmission capacity, improve grid stability, and provide reliable power supply to Konza Technopolis and the lower eastern region.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's energy sector, which generates over Sh231 billion in annual revenues, has seen private investment limited to power generation until now. The commercial close of a transmission PPP between KETRACO, Africa50, and POWERGRID Corporation of India extends private sector participation into the national grid, addressing estimated transmission investment needs of about USD 200 million annually over the next decade.
15 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has energised a 400kV transmission line and substation, a Sh8.4 billion project jointly financed by China's Export-Import Bank and the Kenyan government, designed to strengthen grid reliability and secure power supply for Konza Technopolis and the lower eastern region.
14 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company has energized a 400kV Isinya–Konza transmission line and 400/132/66kV Konza substation to support the national grid, enhance electricity reliability in the lower eastern region, and power Konza Technopolis and emerging industrial developments.
13 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company is undergoing a major leadership change, with Acting Managing Director and CEO Kipkemoi Kibias's contract ending soon and nearly half the board expiring in three weeks. The search for a substantive CEO has intensified, with applications closing on June 2.
2 June 2026 · The Standard →
The commissioning of the 400/220kV Mariakani Substation in Kilifi addresses decades of unstable, costly electricity supply caused by inadequate transmission infrastructure and diesel-powered generation dependence. Reliable power is necessary to support the region's economic, industrial, and tourism potential.
30 May 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto commissioned the 400/220KV Mariakani substation in Kilifi County, developed by KETRACO, which links the Coast to Nairobi through the national transmission grid. Since its energization in December 2025, thermal power generation at the Coast has reduced from 100MW to 35MW, a 65 percent reduction in fossil-fuel reliance.
26 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto told KETRACO officials the government will no longer borrow to finance power transmission line construction, instead relying on Public-Private Partnerships. The directive reflects the administration's strategy to reduce Kenya's debt burden while accelerating energy infrastructure development.
25 May 2026 · Capital News →