KPLC’s electricity sales reached a record 5,938.2 GWh in July–December 2025/26, up 9.0% year on year, marking the fastest six-month pace since 2021/22 and the first period in which monthly consumption crossed 1,000 GWh.
- •August and November both topped the 1,000-GWh threshold, signaling a structural step-up in industrial and commercial demand and a clear shift to a higher operating baseline for the national grid.
- •Total generation and imports averaged about 1,260 GWh per month in 2025, roughly 80 GWh more than in 2024, while electricity exports to the region rose sharply in the final quarter.
- •The six-month total is more than double the 2,522 GWh recorded in 2009/10 and almost twice the level seen a decade ago.
Since 2014, volumes have nearly doubled, expanding at an average of about 5.6% per year since 2010, despite a single contraction in 2016/17. Monthly average sales have risen steadily from 420 GWh in 2009/10 to nearly 990 GWh in 2025/26, establishing a new normal close to 1,000 GWh per month.
Growth in 2025 was broad-based rather than concentrated in one month. July sales reached 986.54 GWh, up 9.4% from a year earlier. August rose to 1,020.34 GWh, up 10.5%, the strongest gain of the half year. September delivered 969.33 GWh (+7.1%), while October posted 987.02 GWh (+5.6%). November climbed to 1,011.96 GWh (+7.9%), and December closed at 962.96 GWh (+9.2%), showing resilience even in a traditionally softer month.On the supply side, domestic generation increased consistently through most of 2025. July output rose from 1,098.90 GWh in 2024 to 1,157.79 GWh in 2025, while August climbed to 1,146.52 GWh from 1,096.21 GWh a year earlier. September, October, and November all stayed above 1,098 GWh, confirming that local production expanded alongside demand.
Regional imports also played a larger role. Total imports jumped from 122.40 GWh in September 2024 to 160.23 GWh in 2025, from 130.11 GWh to 172.33 GWh in October, and from 128.14 GWh to 158.34 GWh in December, reflecting greater reliance on Uganda and Tanzania power to meet rising load.
The clearest evidence of surplus capacity lies in exports. Kenya exported only about 3 to 4 GWh per month in late 2024. By 2025, exports surged to 18.62 GWh in September, 26.13 GWh in October, 30.48 GWh in November, and 52.11 GWh in December. In aggregate, exports in the final four months of 2025 were more than five times higher than the same period in 2024.
