How power line meant to bring down cost of electricity will push up bills

Part of the turbines at Lake Turkana Wind Power farm at Sarima, near Lake Turkana in Laisamis, Marsabit County on March 15, 2017. The firm had installed all the 365 turbines on Africa’s largest wind farm that costs Sh 75 billion. Photos By ALI ABDI/STANDARD.

Kenya has been forced to pay Sh5.7 billion in penalty over the delay to connect power generated from Turkana Wind Power project to the national grid.

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) is yet to complete the power transmission line that was expected to cut power costs by enabling Kenyans access to cheap electricity generated using wind in Marsabit County.