- Kenya Power attributed improved demand performance to ongoing grid stabilisation projects and network reinforcement efforts
- Kenya Power connected 401,848 new customers in the year to June 2025, contributing 203 GWh in additional electricity sales
- System losses declined to 21.21% while supply reliability improved, supported by smart meter rollout, feeder upgrades and better energy management
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Kenya’s electricity consumption has climbed to a historic level, setting a new peak demand record of 2,439.06 MW on December 4, 2025.
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The utility said the rising consumption has been driven by rising customer connections, industrial activity and improvements in power system efficiency.
Peak demand
The latest peak surpassed the previous high of 2,418.77 MW, which was recorded on November 18, 2025.
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The utility said the demand surge reflects expanded access to electricity and heavier consumption by industries, which remain its biggest customers.
Kenya Power also attributed the growth partly to increased investment in stabilising the national grid and completion of key reinforcement works that have strengthened supply reliability.
The upgrades have improved redundancy and ensured the company captures more sales from its customer base.
Is the Kenyan economy growing?
Managing Director and CEO Joseph Siror said Kenya’s growing economy is directly visible through rising electricity uptake.
He noted that industrial consumers accounted for more than half of unit sales in the year to June 2025.
“We are glad to see this energy demand growing owing to the increased domestic and commercial activities in the country. If you look at the year ended June 2025, industrial customers accounted for more than half of our unit sales, underscoring Kenya Power’s central role in powering industry and economic growth. What we need to focus on now is the generation bit to help in securing our reserve margins,” said Siror.
During the financial year ended June 2025, Kenya Power connected 401,848 new customers, contributing 203 GWh in fresh electricity sales.
Over the same period, power system losses dropped from 23.16% to 21.21%, supported by the accelerated rollout of smart metres, feeder upgrades, metre replacements and better energy accounting.
The company said that supply reliability also improved, as indicated by the drop in the System Average Interruption Duration Index from 120.6 hours to 113 hours, and outage frequency fell marginally from 47.00 to 44.07.
The utility expects demand to rise further as ongoing connectivity and digitisation initiatives take shape.
How to apply for Kenya Power connection
In other news, Kenya Power has abolished all manual applications for new electricity connections and shifted entirely to a digital self-service platform.
All customers are now required to submit requests exclusively through its online portal with immediate effect.
Siror said digitising applications is part of the utility’s transformation agenda designed to boost efficiency, transparency, and customer convenience while reducing fraud linked to impostors posing as staff.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
