Kenya Power to build a Shs.247 million substation in JKUAT - kenyadetails

Kenya Power will build a Shs.247 million substation at Jomo Kenyatta University of


Kenya Power will build a Shs.247 million substation at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to enhance quality and reliability of power supply to the institution, and meet growing demand in Juja town and surrounding areas.
Speaking during a ground-breaking ceremony held in Juja this morning, Kenya Power Acting Managing Director and CEO, Dr. Ben Chumo, said that the substation will have a 23 MVA transformer served with electricity generated at the recently completed Thika Power plant through a dedicated high voltage line. 

Dr. Chumo said the project involves construction of six feed-out lines serving power to the institution, business premises in Juja and neighbouring communities with two spare ones in anticipation of future growth.
He said the project will be completed in ten months and will be implemented under the Kenya Electricity Expansion Project (KEEP) with financing from the Company in conjunction with World Bank's International Development Agency (IDA).
"The KEEP programme is principally intended to increase capacity, reliability and electricity quality, as well as facilitate expansion of access to electricity in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas," he said.
While lauding the project, JKUAT Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga, said provision of stable supply will enable the institution to conduct its mandate of training manpower and conducting research required to support the country's economic growth.