Kenya hit peak electricity demand from customers in December

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Kenya recorded its best electrical energy demand of 2,149 megawatts (MW) in December, urgent the place to stage up its technology ability.

Info from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) demonstrates that the peak was recorded on December 14 last 12 months, attributed to an uptick in financial actions.

“The peak need arrived at 2,149 MW which was recorded on 14th December 2022,” Epra says in the report.

The continuous rise in demand usually means Kenya demands to increase its vitality generation or threat load shedding or electrical power rationing for some prospects at peak usage need to the electric power demand from customers outstrip provide.

It occurs concerning 7.30 pm and 8 pm for the rest of the region, even though in the coastal area, the peak is recorded among 8 pm and 8.30 pm.

Kenya has an mounted capability —the optimum power generation capability that the power plants can achieve— of 3,601.76 MW.

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Geothermal accounts for just about a third of the installed capability at 953.7 MW (28.04 %) adopted by hydro at 867.54 MW (25.5 p.c), when thermal arrives 3rd at 20.06 percent or 703.23 MW.

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