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Energy & Transport
Energy and transport in Kenya: power, roads, aviation, ports and infrastructure projects that move people and goods.
Kenya to tap Chinese power expertise to build a manufacturing hub
The government plans to draw on China’s developed power-generation market and expertise to strengthen electricity supply as part of a push to make Kenya a regional manufacturing hub.
Road crashes cost Kenya about five per cent of GDP, NTSA tells UN meeting
NTSA told a high-level UN meeting that road crashes cost Kenya roughly five per cent of GDP, with 4,000–5,000 deaths and over 20,000 injuries yearly — half of them pedestrians and motorcyclists.
Thwake Dam Targeted for April Finish as Project Faces Delays
President William Ruto has said the Thwake multipurpose dam should be completed by April, even as reporting from Makueni highlights stalling works on one of Kenya's flagship water projects.
EPRA's Open Access Rules End Kenya Power's Long-Standing Monopoly
EPRA gazetted Open Access Electricity Regulations on May 8, 2026, ending Kenya Power's monopoly and allowing direct power sales to large consumers drawing at least 1 MVA from the grid.
KenGen Nearly Quadruples Energy Target to 5,500MW in Bold Leap
KenGen raised its generation capacity target from 1,500MW to 5,500MW and launched its inaugural sustainability report at Karura Forest, Nairobi, on 29 June 2026, anchoring growth on nuclear and geothermal.
Kenya SGR Extension Breaks Ground, Stretching Line to Malaba
Kenya Railways Corporation broke ground on the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR extension on July 1-2, 2026, launching the Ksh700 billion, 371-kilometre westward rail expansion to Uganda.
SGR Posts First-Ever Operating Surplus as Luxury Coaches Roll Out
Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway has recorded its first-ever operating surplus, even as KRC's overall losses widen to Sh28 billion, while new luxury first-class coaches roll out.
KenGen Olkaria Expansion at 70% as Turbine Commissioning Nears
KenGen's Olkaria I geothermal expansion in the Great Rift Valley has hit 70% completion, with the first turbine set to be commissioned by June 2026, adding 63MW to Kenya's grid.
Gulf Energy Breaks Ground on Lokichar Oil, Eyes December Exports
Gulf Energy E&P BV has broken ground on the South Lokichar oil project in Turkana, targeting first commercial crude exports by December 1, 2026, via a road-rail-port corridor.