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Why diesel plants drive up cost of electricity

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Petrol drips from a motorbike's fuel tank at the Rubis Petrol (Gas) Station at Carnivore stage, LangatA road, Nairobi on April 12, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Parliament has been urged to protect electricity consumers from high costs.

Electricity Consumers Society of Kenya (Elcos) Executive Director, Isaac Ndereva, cited lack of transparency and consumer involvement on contracted capacity on diesel plants as reasons for the high cost of power.

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