Energy experts are casting doubt on the Kenyan government's plans to lower electricity tariffs, even with a projected substantial increase in power generation capacity.

• Over 20% of Kenya's electricity is lost before reaching consumers due to technical failures and illegal connections, significantly higher than the global average.
• Climate finance lead at FSD Kenya, Mugwe Manga, and senior regulatory manager at CrossBoundary Energy, Albert Nganga, are among the experts raising concerns.
• Challenges include high financing costs for new projects and problematic take-or-pay clauses in power purchase agreements with independent power producers.