Kenya's national electricity utility that distributes power across the country and has warned of grid stability challenges from high renewable energy penetration.
Kenya Power vending, bill payment platforms down in system outage By Roy Ouma July 30, 2026 03:03 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File photo of a Kenya Power prepaid electricity meter. …
Kenya Power restores power after hours-long nationwide blackout By Roy Ouma July 30, 2026 07:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File image of Kenya Power engineers at work. …
Nairobi, Coast plunged in darkness as Kenya Power reports widespread blackout By Joseph Muia July 29, 2026 09:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File image of Kenya Power engineers at work. …
… Kenya and parts of the Central Rift, Kenya Power has announced. In a statement, the company said electricity supply remains stable in parts of the North Rift and Western regions, which were not affected by the outage. …
… He cited Kenya’s shortage of power, as documented by Kenya Power, indicating that Chinese firms are willing to help the country achieve its goal of 100 per cent green energy by 2030. …
Audio By VocalizeStudents and staff at Kakamega High School are set to benefit from improved healthcare services following the renovation of the school’s dispensary by Kenya Power Foundation. …
… Kenya Power was ordered to plant electricity poles across the constituency in the days before voting, dangling the promise of a national grid connection the area had waited decades for. …
… Kenya Power was ordered to plant electricity poles across the constituency in the days before voting, dangling the promise of a national grid connection the area had waited decades for. …
Two hundred households in Lugulu village, Butula Constituency have been connected to electricity following the commissioning of a rural electrification project by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation has allocated Ksh6.83 billion for electricity projects targeting about 93,000 households across four counties in Western Kenya.
Two hundred households in Lugulu village, Butula Constituency have been connected to electricity following the commissioning of a rural electrification project by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation has allocated Ksh6.83 billion for electricity projects targeting about 93,000 households across four counties in Western Kenya.
Kenya Power has expressed concern that the growing share of wind and solar power supplied to the national grid is undermining electricity supply quality, as the intermittent nature of these sources requires more costly monitoring compared to baseload power sources.
Kenya Power says Variable Renewable Energy sources, mainly wind and solar, now account for about 21 per cent of the grid's capacity, above the 15 per cent level it considers ideal. The utility warns the unpredictable nature of wind and solar generation could put pressure on grid stability and raise electricity prices, arguing the country needs greater investment in stable baseload power sources.
A fire at Musaga Substation in Kakamega County left customers across Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya and parts of Vihiga counties without power. Kenya Power said it was rerouting electricity through alternative supply lines to restore power progressively.
Kenya Power has disconnected electricity at Malindi's Baricho water station over an unpaid bill of almost Sh23 million owed by Coast Water Works Development Agency, leaving hospitals, hotels, and residents without water for over a week.
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) is racing to meet a September 30 deadline to complete a World Bank-funded Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project across 14 underserved counties, with eight weeks remaining to commission 31 solar-powered mini-grids in four counties and install 316 solar-powered water pumping systems despite procurement and logistics challenges.
A nationwide power failure on Wednesday night brought critical sectors of the Kenyan economy to a standstill and raised questions about the quality of electricity supply.
A Standard columnist argues that Kenya's inability to reliably supply electricity has driven citizens like himself to invest in solar power, contrasting this with effective government service delivery in developed countries where states subsidize renewable energy and ensure quality standards.
Kenya Power has restored its prepaid token purchasing and bill payment systems following an earlier outage, though the company notes that delays in token delivery are expected due to high transaction volume as it clears the backlog.
Kenya Power announced a temporary system interruption affecting prepaid electricity token vending and bill payment platforms across all channels nationwide. The utility's technical teams were working to restore services, with no disclosed cause or timeline for resumption.
Kenya Power announced that its prepaid vending and bill payment platforms are down across all channels due to a system interruption, preventing customers from buying tokens or paying electricity bills. The outage comes less than a day after a widespread blackout affected large parts of the country.
Kenya Power restored power supply to all affected regions after a widespread outage Wednesday night that affected customers in Nairobi, the Coast region, Mt. Kenya, and parts of the Central Rift. The utility did not disclose the cause of the blackout, with some areas restored by 11:32pm and full restoration completed Thursday morning.
Kenya Power reported a widespread power outage affecting customers in Nairobi, the Coast, Mt. Kenya region, and parts of the Central Rift, with technical teams deployed to restore supply; the utility did not disclose the cause or provide a restoration timeline.
Kenya Power announced a widespread power outage affecting customers in Nairobi, the Coast region, Mt. Kenya, and parts of the Central Rift following a disruption to electricity supply on Wednesday night. The utility said technical teams were working to restore supply to the affected areas.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing Sh4.8 million allocated for six rural electrification projects in Igembe North Constituency. The funds, intended for transformer procurement and installation under the NG-CDF during 2014/15, were withdrawn on the same day they were disbursed with no transformers procured or installed.
A power outage affecting customers in Nairobi, the Coast region, Mt. Kenya and parts of the Central Rift left large parts of the country without electricity on Wednesday evening. Kenya Power deployed technical teams to restore supply but did not immediately disclose the cause or timeline for restoration.
Kenya is seeking partnerships with Chinese firms in waste, geothermal, and solar energy to boost generation and transmission capacity and establish itself as a regional manufacturing hub. At China Trade Week in Nairobi, where 40 Chinese renewable energy businesses are exhibiting, officials noted that Kenya's renewable resources and strategic location complement China's expertise in renewable technologies and equipment manufacturing.
Kenya Power Foundation has completed a Sh1.1 million renovation of Kakamega High School's dispensary, transforming it into a modern facility to serve more than 3,000 students, about 200 teachers and over 100 non-teaching staff.
The Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election with 35,440 votes against the United Democratic Alliance's 5,450, an outcome the source says revived memories of a Moi-era by-election defeat and raised questions about state resources and voter influence in Mt Kenya.
Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election by a landslide, with its candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho Waweru receiving 35,440 votes compared to the UDA candidate's 5,450 votes, raising questions about state resources and incumbency in Mt Kenya.
Wakulima Market, Nairobi's largest fresh produce store, has been without power for about a week, resulting in traders counting losses running to millions daily.
Residents and the Kinoru Primary School board of management have opposed plans by the National Government Constituency Development Fund to acquire part of the school's land for construction of a sub-county headquarters and police post, arguing the school's land is already constrained and calling for alternative sites to be identified.
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has written to the IEBC alleging that a July 13 meeting was used to plan electoral malpractice in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election scheduled for July 16, claiming select UDA officials and government officers met to influence the election outcome.
Nairobi City County has deployed generators throughout City Hall for approximately two weeks to power hundreds of offices, reportedly due to unpaid Kenya Power bills under Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration.
An opinion piece comparing a historical KANU-era electrification campaign in Kipipiri to a recent removal of power infrastructure by Kenya Power from Mbeere North, arguing that political benefits are temporary.
Kenya Power clarified that the removal of 15 transformers from Mbeere North between May and June was routine maintenance for faults such as water ingress; 14 have been repaired and reinstalled, while one was vandalised and is scheduled for replacement.
A Grade Six pupil is recovering at Awendo Sub-County Hospital after coming into contact with a live power cable running from a roadside kiosk in Athiko Estate, Awendo Town. The incident has sparked outrage among residents and a village elder says similar electrocution incidents have been reported in the area recently.
A Grade Six pupil is recovering at Awendo Sub-County Hospital after suffering an electric shock from a live power cable running from a roadside kiosk in Athiko Estate, Awendo Town. The incident has sparked outrage among residents and raised concerns about public safety, with similar electrocution incidents reported in the area previously.
Major police stations in Nairobi have been without electricity and water for months after accumulating unpaid utility bills, with arrears running into millions of shillings leading Kenya Power to disconnect supply at transformers.
Kenya Power, through its Institute of Energy Studies and Research, has partnered with US-based Kaddas Enterprises to retrofit wildlife-friendly covers on power lines in wildlife corridors, starting at the Soysambu Conservancy, to prevent electrocution of birds of prey and other animals.