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Kenya Independent Power Transmission Project

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Source: The Kenyan Wallstreet

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India's state-owned Power Grid Corporation has established Mwanga Transmission Company Limited, a special purpose vehicle registered in Kenya to implement the Kenya Independent Power Transmission Project. This public-private partnership with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) aims to deliver a KSh40.2 billion electricity corridor to expand and modernize Kenya's electricity transmissi

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Power Generation (CCGT), Power Transmission
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Kenyan Wallstreet

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The project “Kenya Independent Power Transmission Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Nairobi, Kenya. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Kenyan Wallstreet.

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India's state-owned Power Grid Corporation has established Mwanga Transmission Company Limited, a special purpose vehicle registered in Kenya to implement the Kenya Independent Power Transmission Project. This public-private partnership with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) aims to deliver a KSh40.2 billion electricity corridor to expand and modernize Kenya's electricity transmission network. The project includes the construction of the 180-kilometre 400kV Lessos–Loosuk double-circuit line and the 72-kilometre 220kV Kibos–Kakamega–Musaga line to improve grid stability and power evacuation capacity.

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Energy

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Kenya

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Nairobi

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Power Generation (CCGT), Power Transmission

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2026-04-26

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