Electricity demand rises to record high of 2,362MW

Kenya's daily electricity demand hit a record high of 2,362.28 MW on July 23, driven by industrial expansion, increased urbanisation, and rising domestic energy use...
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Kenya's daily electricity demand reached a record high of 2,362.28 MW on July 23, driven by industrial and domestic growth. KenGen, the primary power generator, supplied over 57 percent of this demand from renewable sources.
- Electricity demand rose from 2,325MW on July 2 to 2,362.28 MW on July 23, according to data from Epra.
- KenGen provided the majority of power, with geothermal accounting for 31.85 percent and hydropower for 25.42 percent of the total supply.
- KenGen chief executive Peter Njenga announced plans to add an extra 1,500MW from renewable sources to the national grid within the next 10 years and is supporting five African countries in geothermal exploration.
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