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Taxpayers could pay billions after power deal flops

Energy PS Joseph Njoroge when he appeared before the National Assembly Energy Committee at Parliament on Thursday 22/02/18. [Photo by Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Taxpayers could soon have to fork out billions of shillings in penalties again after the Government failed to secure financing for a high voltage power transmission line.

The Energy Ministry said yesterday the Spanish Government had withdrawn financing for the construction of the 428km, 400-kilovolt power line from Marsabit to Suswa, which could further see a delay in its completion.

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