AfDB calls on Kenya to sign new power plants deals

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African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. PHOTO | COURTESY

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has backed Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir’s calls on parliament to lift a moratorium that stopped Kenya Power from signing new deals with power producers.

The AfDB said Kenya Power urgently needs to onboard new independent power producers (IPPs) and plug the gap created by falling hydro-power generation, besides easing the impact of irregular production from wind and solar.