Approximately 10,500 new customers are set to be reached with power after Kenya Power signed a new power purchase agreement deal with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEU).
EEU will continue supplying 3 Megawatt of electricity, in a new supply line targeting the Northern Kenya.
The new power supply agreement between Kenya Power and Ethiopian Electric Power is Second Supplemental Agreement to the Electricity Supply Agreement between the two power distributors.
Under the agreement that was signed on Friday, Kenya Power will purchase electricity at approximately 19.50 shillings per kilowatt hour, plus a demand charge of approximately 819 shillings.
This partnership comes at a time when demand for power is actively surging in Kenya, outpacing local supply of locally generated power.
Kenya’s peak electricity demand reached a record 2,439 Megawatt in December 2025, driven by rising industrial use, urban growth, and new household connections. Domestic supply faces tightening margins, prompting increased reliance on regional imports and alternative commercial self-generation.
On the converse, the domestic generation reached 3.45 billion kilowatt hour, in early 2026, but consumption grew faster at 9 percent year-on-year.
Intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar force occasional grid balancing and reliance on imports.
