The government has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of the implementation of the Last Mile Connectivity Project III to power thousands of households to the national grid. Kenya Power confirmed that the grant will go a long way to enable the provision of electricity access to approximately 150,001 connections, including households, public institutions, and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across 45 counties in Kenya. "The Government of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the implementation of the sixth phase of the Last Mile Connectivity Project.
The funding will go a long way to boost the ongoing national electrification efforts and accelerate the attainment of universal access to electricity by the year 2030," stated Kenya Power's Managing Director & CEO, Joseph Siror.
The approval of the third round comes just a few days after President William Ruto hosted the AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, on March 17. Kenya Power engineers repair a collapsed pylon.
Photo Kenya Power During the first and second phases of the project, a total of 536,077 customers were connected to the grid, reinforcing the government's goal of increasing the power coverage in the country. The money from the AfDb will additionally be used for system reinforcements as well as grid extensions, going a long way to help the government bridge the funding crisis on the ageing infrastructure. This will involve the construction and refurbishment of 13 substations (construction of three 33/11 KV new substations, refurbishment and upgrade of three 33/11 KV substations, and construction of seven new 33 kV new switching stations).
