+ 1 Mark. Why does Kenya Power boast of making profits when there has been unsatisfactory service delivery? Who told them that they are in the business of making profits? Which also reminds us of the disputes they had with Kengen over pricing. Why on earth would two parastatals haggle over sales prices? Aren't they part of the same body? 2012/11/26 Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com>
I remember an article by the ministry of Energy responding to some scandal concerning the Turkana wind farm. I think the issue was the worldbank pulling out because they did not see a demand for the power that would be generated by this project. I was really at a loss to explain to myself the rationale behind that statement.
Back to the topic, Who are the shareholders of Kenya Power? Why are they still a monopoly and what is the sense of having a billion shilling profit making outfit that cannot invest adequately in infrastructure? Kazi ni kumulika mwizi tu?
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Peter Wakaba <peterwakaba@gmail.com>wrote:
About the outages, we are victims of our own success.
1. that economic growth we are always talking about. our reserve margin is very narrow and all but evaporates in the evenings and if it is cold. The lines are overloaded in most places, think those tall flats in all parts of Nairobi but with no support infrastructure. its just like water. for most places in Nairobi water rationing or mass storage is now a part of life. its just that no one has figured a way out for power.
2. it will be worse at the end of the first quarter next year when we go into the cold season and demand goes up. The cement factories in Athi river( there's five of them now) consume massive amounts of power. they get priority because they pay a direct tax and have a lobby group. you get shut off because that is not ua most productive hour and its not their concern to keep you comfortable.
3. Our newest power plant will be a 300 MW thermal coal plant in Kilifi... why i don't know. may be its water cooled. But me think someone has earmarked the coast for a large commercial industrial upgrade. Choice between more expensive electricity or rationing... ( the government intends to keep inflation figures low so ua guess is as good as mine.)
4. when u mix the road works, accidental faults, old infrastructure that doesn't like rain or lightning, scheduled maintenance and rationing, the picture is rather bleak.. or dark as one might see it.
5. on a lighter note i would like to know what Washington keeps in his fridge since he no longer stores 'perishables' in there'
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