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Compulsory land acquisition for construction of Kilifi-Malindi Transmission Line

Lower Eastern region receives reliable power

Reliable and adequate power is expected to drastically improve in the lower Eastern region, following the energization of the 132kV Wote – Sultan Hamud transmission line and 132/33kV Wote substatio

KETRACO’S 3rd Chair appointed

Eng.Rege holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University, USA, prior to which he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degr

KETRACO'S clarification on S.G.R electrification news story

Our attention has been drawn to a story that appeared on the Business Daily on Tuesday 6th February 2018 headlined “Chinese firm lends Kenya Sh25bn to electrify SGR” and wish to clarify as follows:

KETRACO to electrify SGR in 28 months

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) signed a contract worth $240M with China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company Limited (CET) on the 25th of January, 2018.

KETRACO’s Energizes Kisii-Awendo Transmission Line

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO’s) 132kV Kisii-Awendo transmission line has been energized. Energization refers to the act of supplying an electrical plant with power.

Liquid Telecom and KETRACO partner to build fibre network across Kenya and East Africa

Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has today announced a 10-year partnership with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) to operate K

First 400kv Lines in the Region Launched

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the first 400kV transmission lines in Kenya and East Africa on 4th August 2017, the Mombasa – Nairobi and Suswa – Isinya transmission lines at Suswa

First 400Kv Line in the Region Energized

The first 400kV transmission line in Kenya and East Africa has today been energized. The line is from Suswa to Athi River Substation through Isinya.

Ketraco Scoops GOLD in 2016 SAP Quality Awards for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

The regional winners of the 2016 SAP Quality Awards, recognizing the best customer implementation projects across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, were announced on Thursday the 6th of Ap