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Dennis Musau
Published on: June 16, 2025 07:13 (EAT)
Electrical power pylons of high-tension electricity power lines. REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. power equipment
maker GE Vernova and India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have secured a major
contract to construct a National System Control Centre (NSCC) for the Kenya
Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO).
The centre, billed as the “central brain”
for Kenya’s national electricity grid, is expected to enable advanced
monitoring and control of power flow across the country.
The GE Vernova-L&T
consortium will build a main control centre in Embakasi and an emergency
control centre in Suswa.
GE Vernova said the
project, booked in the first quarter of this year, is expected to be complete in
three years.
“This is a
game-changer for Kenya’s electricity transmission capabilities,” said KETRACO
CEO John Mativo. “The NSCC will ensure secure, reliable, and efficient power
transmission as demand continues to grow.”
GE Vernova, through
its French entity Grid Solutions SAS, will lead the project’s technology
implementation.
The firm will provide
software along with substation automation and telecommunications systems.
L&T will oversee civil construction, equipment installation, and testing.
The project is fully
financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), the French Treasury, and the
European Union.
“This project
highlights the strength of Franco-Kenyan cooperation on energy transition and
climate,” said French Ambassador to Kenya, Arnaud Suquet. “A modern control
centre will make Kenya’s grid more resilient and support renewable energy
integration.”
Kenya aims for
universal electricity access by 2030 and has been investing in grid expansion and smart
technologies to meet growing demand and address persistent power blackouts in the last two years.
Last November,
President William Ruto’s government cancelled a 30-year, Ksh.95.7 billion public-private partnership deal that an Adani Group firm signed
with KETRACO to construct power transmission lines after the Indian conglomerate’s
founder was indicted in the U.S.
KETRACO and Adani Energy Solutions signed
the deal in October to build and operate power infrastructure, including
transmission lines.
But the High Court suspended the power deal
weeks before Ruto announced its cancellation following a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya challenging its legality.
KETRACO has since revealed that it is engaging Africa50, the infrastructure investment platform established by African governments and the African Development Bank, towards a Ksh.45 billion deal for the construction of two power lines.
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