Introduction of Power rationing for industrial zones : A result of failure of national planning policies?
This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick "import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators to compliment the shortfalls is becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are multiple excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence of generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear overnight, water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns ( no thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data, the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an intelligent national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome ) Full story : http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fr... Rgds. :-)
Come nest year during elections and matters discussed will not include energy productions. I wonder who represents manufacturers when it comes to energy production , someone needs to educate the electorate about the importance of this OR Maybe the industries need to team up, ferry MPs and their families to the coast, and a bill relevant to energy production and distribution will be passed OR Maybe the manufacturers need to team up and own Independent Power Producers and sign up KPLC to guarantee supply
Personally I am deeply frustrated at this. We are trying to leap ahead in leaps and bounds in many sectors but we are still hobbled by inefficient power supply. In 2011. Our reliance of this unholy alliance between Kengen and KPLC yet still aiming for Vision 2030 is the textbook definition of gambling. In their excuses for non performance KPLC listed as its first reason "Delayed planting of new power generators due to prolonged period of processing payments' security guarantees." Amazing. Question: has the possibility of alternative power generators and distributors been explored? On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick "import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators to compliment the shortfalls is becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are multiple excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence of generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear overnight, water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns ( no thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data, the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an intelligent national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome )
Full story :
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fr...
Rgds. :-)
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I know, it's hard to say that yours is not a third world country when all the East African countries have harmonized blackouts. Most people are not aware that Kenya Power is responsible for power distribution, including rain-sensitive power lines. However, it is not clear who is responsible for ensuring the county has enough generation capacity - Kengen's mandate is to make profits for its shareholders On 26 July 2011 09:23, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
Personally I am deeply frustrated at this.
We are trying to leap ahead in leaps and bounds in many sectors but we are still hobbled by inefficient power supply. In 2011.
Our reliance of this unholy alliance between Kengen and KPLC yet still aiming for Vision 2030 is the textbook definition of gambling.
In their excuses for non performance KPLC listed as its first reason "Delayed planting of new power generators due to prolonged period of processing payments' security guarantees."
Amazing.
Question: has the possibility of alternative power generators and distributors been explored?
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick "import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators to compliment the shortfalls is becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are multiple excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence of generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear overnight, water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns ( no thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data, the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an intelligent national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome )
Full story :
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fr...
Rgds. :-)
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Agreed. My problem is that, even in the face of the rationing, Kengen management has the capital to go after firms in Nigeria, but somehow cannot fully tap geothermal due to lack of capital... http://www.panapress.com/Ghanaian,-Kenyan-firms-bid-for-Nigeria-s-electricit... The rational previously was that Kengen was a parastatal, so could have a monopoly, if it's privatized however, as it is now, competition needs to be introduced. On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
Personally I am deeply frustrated at this.
We are trying to leap ahead in leaps and bounds in many sectors but we are still hobbled by inefficient power supply. In 2011.
Our reliance of this unholy alliance between Kengen and KPLC yet still aiming for Vision 2030 is the textbook definition of gambling.
In their excuses for non performance KPLC listed as its first reason "Delayed planting of new power generators due to prolonged period of processing payments' security guarantees."
Amazing.
Question: has the possibility of alternative power generators and distributors been explored?
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick "import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators to compliment the shortfalls is becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are multiple excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence of generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear overnight, water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns ( no thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data, the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an intelligent national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome )
Full story :
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fr...
Rgds. :-)
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I'm equally enraged. How in the world did KPLC decide time for rationing has come? Isn't it their duty to provide consumers with power using planned mechanism, say by purchising genrators well in advance? As Aki has put it, some of these things did not occur overnight! Interestingly, could it be a calculated undertaking, just a few days after Angela Merkel passed by, signed some nuclear power deal between Kenya and Germany, while Germany is planning to phase their nuclear power plants, gradually, after the Japan incident? So because the govt (read KPLC) knew that Kenyans would be against the nuclear power (thanks to the constitution), so they create a panic mode that will force us go the nuclear power way? This is absurd, and I wonder how the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of the Vision 2030 will be measured if power will be 'managed' this way!!! On 26/07/2011, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
Agreed. My problem is that, even in the face of the rationing, Kengen management has the capital to go after firms in Nigeria, but somehow cannot fully tap geothermal due to lack of capital... http://www.panapress.com/Ghanaian,-Kenyan-firms-bid-for-Nigeria-s-electricit...
The rational previously was that Kengen was a parastatal, so could have a monopoly, if it's privatized however, as it is now, competition needs to be introduced.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
Personally I am deeply frustrated at this.
We are trying to leap ahead in leaps and bounds in many sectors but we are still hobbled by inefficient power supply. In 2011.
Our reliance of this unholy alliance between Kengen and KPLC yet still aiming for Vision 2030 is the textbook definition of gambling.
In their excuses for non performance KPLC listed as its first reason "Delayed planting of new power generators due to prolonged period of processing payments' security guarantees."
Amazing.
Question: has the possibility of alternative power generators and distributors been explored?
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick "import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators to compliment the shortfalls is becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are multiple excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence of generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear overnight, water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns ( no thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data, the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an intelligent national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome )
Full story :
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fr...
Rgds. :-)
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Dear Solomon and Aki: This sounds very useful and I want to share with my two friends - the Njoroges at KPLC and KenGen. What I can say here is Joseph was merely a messenger. Let us not shoot him but his message can't escape shooting. It is Eddy and Mr Kiraitu Murungi who must tell Kenyans, today, why the Mumias Sugar cost of scheduled maintenance had no alternative. We also need to know from Mr Uhuru Kenyatta his good and/or bad reasons for not signing off security guarantees for the IPPs. The lead story in "The Star" today is also an eyeopener - that Eddy has written to PPOA wanting to block IPPs associated with former KPLC boss Mr Samuel Gichuru. Yes, we understand that we do not have enough electricity but the surprise announcement, political intrigues around the control of energy sector (hope people will not talk about the Chinese here) vis-à-vis the political derby of 2012. As Chinua Achebe would say about Nigeria, the trouble with Kenya's energy sector is simply and squarely the over-reliance on hydro-electricity, poor planning and lack of leadership. In the meantime, those of us who are lucky to get power in our homes, places of work – please use it carefully including switching over during lunch and other breaks. If we can save the little available, it could be send to Industrial Area so that unga manufacturers do not come up with a Sh200 bill for 2kg packet by this week – as they are likely to do. Stephen Mutoro www.cofek.co.ke -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:35 AM To: stephen@cofek.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Introduction of Power rationing for industrial zones : A result of failure of national planning policies? I'm equally enraged. How in the world did KPLC decide time for rationing has come? Isn't it their duty to provide consumers with power using planned mechanism, say by purchising genrators well in advance? As Aki has put it, some of these things did not occur overnight! Interestingly, could it be a calculated undertaking, just a few days after Angela Merkel passed by, signed some nuclear power deal between Kenya and Germany, while Germany is planning to phase their nuclear power plants, gradually, after the Japan incident? So because the govt (read KPLC) knew that Kenyans would be against the nuclear power (thanks to the constitution), so they create a panic mode that will force us go the nuclear power way? This is absurd, and I wonder how the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of the Vision 2030 will be measured if power will be 'managed' this way!!! On 26/07/2011, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
Agreed. My problem is that, even in the face of the rationing, Kengen
management has the capital to go after firms in Nigeria, but somehow cannot
fully tap geothermal due to lack of capital...
http://www.panapress.com/Ghanaian,-Kenyan-firms-bid-for-Nigeria-s-electricit...
The rational previously was that Kengen was a parastatal, so could have a
monopoly, if it's privatized however, as it is now, competition needs to be
introduced.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
Personally I am deeply frustrated at this.
We are trying to leap ahead in leaps and bounds in many sectors but we are
still hobbled by inefficient power supply. In 2011.
Our reliance of this unholy alliance between Kengen and KPLC yet still
aiming for Vision 2030 is the textbook definition of gambling.
In their excuses for non performance KPLC listed as its first reason
"Delayed planting of new power generators due to prolonged period of
processing payments' security guarantees."
Amazing.
Question: has the possibility of alternative power generators and
distributors been explored?
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick
"import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to
invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators to compliment the shortfalls
is
becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of
failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many
direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are
multiple
excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence
of
generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands
during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear
overnight,
water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to
supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns (
no
thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute
most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has
been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data,
the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an
intelligent
national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only
capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic
planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome )
Full story :
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fr...
Rgds. :-)
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Its frustrating to say the least that we still have power rationing in the Equator where sources of energy range from sunlight, geothermal, hydro, e.t.c But we should also not forget this country has been run down for many years (read Okemo and Gichuru), and its just recently we've had a semblance of turning around. The government has to prioritize its development, with infrastructure in the fore front. We have seen roads improve country wide, and a mega geothermal power under development at Menengai. Maybe in 5 years time, with less corruption, and with the infrastructure going on, we will be out of the woods. Regards -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know
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