Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, on Monday, highlighted key reasons why the government needed to partner with the Adani Group amid widespread outrage over a deal.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Speaking during an address at the KAWI Complex, the CS urged the public and other stakeholders to embrace the Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) which he claimed will solve a major gap in Kenya’s energy sector.
Wandayi noted that Kenya had to work with powerful private investors like Adani to instill grid stability and adequacy.
“Adani Energy Solutions privately owns more energy infrastructure than Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania combined,” he said. “Adani serves over 13 million consumer meters in metropolitan Mumbai and the industrial hub of Mundra SEZ.”
According to the CS, Kenya was angling towards adopting new generation energy sources like wind, solar, and geothermal, but the country lacked adequate transmission to get power to industries.
Wandayi also pointed out Adani Energy Solution Limited’s portfolio, which includes installing a transmission network of 21,783 circuit kilometres of power transmission lines.
The Energy company, which is part of the greater Indan Adani Holdings Group, wants to oversee the construction of 222 kilometres of a 400 kV transmission line between Gilgil, Thika, Malaa and Konza. There are also plans to construct a 400/220/132 kV substation at Rongai.
All these projects were previously managed by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO).
As per KETRACO’s ‘master plan’, the projects are expected to be completed between 2026 and 2027.
Wandayi said KETRACO has been reliant on the government and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to continue the development transmission lines since 2008 – a challenge which will effectively be ended by partnering with the Indian conglomerate.
The government has since formed an evaluation committee to undertake due diligence on the involved parties, and the findings of the committee will be made available to the public…CLICK HERE FOR MORE ARTICLE>>>
