More than 9,000 households are set to benefit from electricity connection after the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) allocated a grant worth KSh 1.85 billion to utility provider, Kenya Power (KPLC).
- The completion of Phase V of the last mile connectivity project will benefit households in various counties including Nakuru, Kilifi, Nyandarua, and Kwale.
- This announcement comes two months after Kenya Power signed 26 contracts with partners such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to complete Phase IV of the project.
- The Last Mile Connectivity Project was launched in 2015 and has since then pooled KSh 73.1 billion intended to connect 280,000 new customers to the grid by November 2025.
“We expect to connect all the targeted households across the four counties by January 2025. The Company is committed to fast-tracking electricity connection across the country to achieve universal access to electricity,” said Kenya Power’s general manager for commercial services and sales, Rosemary Oduor.
Almost 750,000 homes have been connected to the grid after the completion of the first three phases of the project, which cost the utility provider US$ 51.1 billion. In 2023, KPLC connected 256,206 new customers to the grid against a target of 225,000 customers. The new customer connections increased the total customer base to 9,454,819 customers.
Kenya Power’s Last Mile Connectivity Project intends to connect every household within 600 metres to a transformer. These energy outlets will power homes more reliably and efficiently, as well as small businesses operating within this radius.
