Last Updated 13 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The manufacturers in Kenya via the association body, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called on the government to allow large power consumers to buy power directly from the generator.
Speaking during a gala night event, Energy Management Awards 2013, the chairman KAM pointed that the manufacturers in Kenya pay for services they would not pay for in a competitive environment.
“Looking at the cost structure for electric energy, industry is paying for losses that are far much higher because of the inefficiencies in the distribution system”, said Mr. Polycarp.
He also added that developing power wheeling charges should be fast tracked to allow for generation on one end and consumption on the other end through the transmission infrastructure without having to go through a distribution system.
“Kenya’s industry players today and in future will need competitive tariff rates” added Polycarp.
He urged the government to fast track the development of the country’s green energy sources
Speaking also during the event, Hon.Achilo Ayacko of Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board pointed that adopting Nuclear was a good way of solving power shortages in the country. He noted that the world’s leading countries in the industry sector like USA, South Korea, India, France among others were using nuclear for powering a larger part of their country’s energy needs.
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