NAIROBI, Kenya, July 25 – Kenya’s energy consumption hit a brand new peak of two,362.28 megawatts (MW) on July 23, 2025, eclipsing the earlier excessive of two,325.23MW in February this 12 months.
The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) attributes this to industrial enlargement, elevated urbanisation, and rising home power use.
Sources of Kenya’s electrical energy embody geothermal, wind, hydro, and photo voltaic, making the nation one of many world nations that generates its energy from clear sources.
A current report from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) confirmed that geothermal crops generated 13,678.35 megawatt-hours (MWh), representing 31.85 p.c of whole power provided, with hydropower stations delivering 10,915.93MWh, or 25.42 p.c of the nationwide output.
Combined, these sources accounted for over 57 p.c of Kenya’s each day electrical energy era.
“We are dedicated to supplying regular and dependable baseload energy to mild our properties and drive Kenya’s industrialisation,” KenGen Managing Director and CEO Eng. Peter Njenga stated.
“This is why in our 10-year G2G technique, we’re working to ship 1,500MW of electrical energy all from renewable sources together with geothermal, hydro, wind and photo voltaic.”
The newest demand didn’t lead to load shedding, in response to the facility producer. However, transmission strains similar to Muhoroni-Chemosit and Kisumu-Muhoroni exceeded 120 p.c capability, underscoring the necessity for pressing infrastructure reinforcement to maintain tempo with surging demand.
“While the entire power demand for the day stood at 42,943.11MWh, together with thermal sources, wind, and interconnectors with Uganda and Ethiopia supplemented era, we’re glad to notice that it was KenGen’s regular supply from indigenous assets that ensured grid stability,” stated Eng. Njenga.
