Kenya Electricity Transmission Company

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Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
Company type Parastatal
Industry Electric utility
PredecessorKenya Power and Lighting Company
Founded2 December 2008;16 years ago (2008-12-02) by split
Founder Government of Kenya
Headquarters
Area served
Kenya
Key people
Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Dr. (Eng.) John M. Mativo, Managing Director
Products Electrical power
Services Electric power transmission
OwnerGovernment of Kenya
Website www.ketraco.co.ke

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited, commonly referred to as KETRACO, is a wholly-owned parastatal of the Government of Kenya which serves as the primary Transmission System Operator in the Republic of Kenya.

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Overview

Prior to the year 2008, the transmission of electricity in large quantities in Kenya was carried out by Kenya Power and Lighting Company, which also handled electricity generation and distribution to the public. As part of efforts to make electricity delivery more efficient, the government incorporated KETRACO in December 2008 with the mandate of taking over the role of bulk electricity transmission in the country as well as maintenance of the National Transmission Grid. [1] It is mandated to "plan, design, construct, own, operate and maintain high voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as the regional interconnectors". It is responsible for high voltage lines and substations with 132kV and above. [2]

KETRACO is responsible for the maintenance of electricity grid networks and transformers with voltages of 132kV, 220kV, 400kV, and 500kV. Additionally, the company is in charge of designing, building, and maintaining interconnectors with neighbouring foreign countries, which enables Kenya to sell to, buy from, or transmit electricity between her neighbours, as well as to participate in the Eastern Africa Power Pool. [2]

As of December 2017, KETRACO had completed the construction of 1,791.5 kilometres (1,113 mi) of high voltage electricity lines in the country. [3] At that time, a total of 2,359 kilometres (1,466 mi) of high voltage electricity lines were under implementation. [4]

Location

The headquarters of KETRACO are located at Kawi Complex, Popo Lane, Off Red Cross Road, in the South C neighbourhood of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. [5]

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References

  1. "Our Organization | Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd". www.ketraco.co.ke. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  2. 1 2 Phoebe Calver (January 2020). "Profile of Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd (KETRACO)". Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. KETRACO (December 2017). "Completed Projects". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Transmission Company. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. KETRACO (December 2017). "On-Going Projects". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Transmission Company. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. KETRACO (19 May 2020). "Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited: Physical Address". Nairobi: Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO). Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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