Nairobi, Friday, July 25, 2025: Kenya’s electricity grid has hit a new all-time high, recording a system peak demand of 2,362.28MW on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, marking a critical milestone in the country’s energy consumption trends, driven by industrial expansion, increased urbanisation, and rising domestic energy use.

At the heart of meeting this historic demand was the Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen), which continues to reaffirm its position as the backbone of Kenya’s national grid. KenGen’s geothermal and hydropower delivered the lion’s share of energy to the system, contributing significantly to stabilising supply and preventing outages.

According to the latest reports by Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), KenGen’s geothermal plants generated 13,678.35 megawatt-hours (MWh), representing 31.85% of total energy supplied, while its hydropower stations delivered 10,915.93MWh, or 25.42% of the national output. Combined, these sources accounted for over 57% of Kenya’s daily electricity generation, underscoring KenGen’s strategic role in delivering clean, reliable, and affordable power.

“We are committed to supplying steady and reliable baseload power to light our homes and drive Kenya’s industrialisation,” said Eng. Peter Njenga, KenGen’s Managing Director and CEO, adding “this is why in our 10-year G2G strategy, we are working to deliver 1,500MW of electricity all from renewable sources including geothermal, hydro, wind and solar.”

Notably, Kiambere, exceeded expectations by producing 2,908 MWh, 23.31% above dispatch projections. Other major hydros like Gitaru, Kamburu, and Masinga also supported system operations despite flow variability in the cascading river system. This greatly contributed to stabilisation of cost of electricity in the country considering hydro is Kenya’s cheapest source.

Geothermal, meanwhile, proved essential for baseload support, with minimal curtailment. This aligns with Kenya’s long-term energy transition strategy to reduce reliance on expensive thermal imports and enhance renewable generation.

“While the total energy demand for the day stood at 42,943.11MWh, including thermal sources, wind, and interconnectors with Uganda and Ethiopia supplemented generation, we are glad to note that it was KenGen’s steady delivery from indigenous resources that ensured grid stability,” said Eng. Njenga.

The milestone demand came without any reported load shedding, affirming the robust response by system operators. However, transmission lines such as Muhoroni-Chemosit and Kisumu- Muhoroni exceeded 120% capacity, highlighting the need for urgent infrastructure reinforcement to keep pace with surging demand.

With the country’s appetite for power continuing to grow, KenGen’s operational performance goes to show the importance of investing in resilient and sustainable generation capacity.

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About KenGen

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) is the leading electricity generation company in the Eastern Africa region, with an installed generation capacity market share of over 60%. The company’s primary business is to provide safe, reliable, and competitively priced electric energy for the country in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner while creating value for its stakeholders.

Today, KenGen PLC has an installed generation capacity of 1,786 MW, of which over 93% is drawn from renewable sources, namely Hydro (826 MW), Geothermal (754 MW), and Wind (25.5 MW). The balance is from Thermal.

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