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Related Companies Athi River 105.00   2.00  (1.87%) B.O.C 149.00 <no change> Bamburi 161.00 <no change> BAT 183.00   1.00  (0.55%) Carbacid 99.50   0.50  (0.50%) Crown Berger 24.00   0.75  (3.03%) E.A.Cables 23.25   0.25  (1.06%) E.A.Portland 84.50   0.50  (0.59%) E.A.Breweries 150.00 <no change> Eveready 3.70   0.10  (2.78%) KenGen 14.05   0.05  (0.36%) KenolKobil 66.50   1.50  (2.31%) Kenya Oil 61.00 <no change> KPLC 150.00   1.00  (0.67%) KPLC 140.00 <no change> Mumias Sugar 10.55 <no change> Sameer 6.60   0.05  (0.75%) Total 30.25   0.25  (0.83%) Unga 9.10   0.05  (0.55%)

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• Ethiopia-Kenya Power Grid Link to Go Live This Year Despite Protests (08 Feb 2010)
Kenya and Ethiopia, two nations that have co-existed peacefully for five decades in one of Africa's toughest neighbourhood, last week deepened their economic ties with a major energy-sharing deal.

• KPLC Taps New Revenues with Fibre Optic Offer (02 Feb 2010)
Electricity distributor, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, has signed Sh828 million infrastructure sharing agreements with three telecoms operators, opening a new front in the battle for control of the ICT market.

• KPLC and Mumias Agree on Energy Deal (01 Feb 2010)
Lighting Company, after the power distributor backed down on its decision to cut purchase.

• KPLC to Pay More for Mumias Power Supply (01 Feb 2010)
Mumias Sugar Company has been awarded a new purchase price for power supplies from its co-generation plant, raising hopes for increased investment towards such environmentally friendly energy ventures.

• KPLC Hands Out Energy-Saving Bulbs (26 Jan 2010)
The government targets to cut electricity consumption by 60 megawatts when it completes distributing more than one million free energy-saving bulbs in May.

• Loser Moves to Stop Award of Emergency Power Tender (25 Jan 2010)
Construction of a new thermal power plant in Athi River meant to boost the national electricity supply has suffered a major setback after it was hit by a tendering dispute pitting power distributor, KPLC, against one of the unsuccessful bidders.

• Crude Oil Price Surge Shatters Hopes for Cheaper Electricity (19 Jan 2010)
Electricity consumers will pay more for the commodity in the coming month as KPLC responds to rising crude oil prices that have dashed hopes of affordable power despite improvements in the dams that feed hydro-electric power generation stations, the...

• KPLC Bulbs Project Starts in Two Weeks (13 Jan 2010)
A government project that will see selected Kenyans exchange their ordinary bulbs for energy conserving ones at no cost is scheduled to start later this month.

• KPLC's Prepaid Meters Show Success (28 Dec 2009)
As early as March 2010, you will probably be buying electricity rations at your next-door dealer, just like you do for cellphone airtime. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is implementing a prepaid electricity metering system in Nairobi, now...

• Kenyans to Converse Electric Connection (07 Dec 2009)
A delegation led by Kiraitu Murungi, Kenyan minister of Energy, is coming to Addis Abeba through the invitation of the government of Ethiopia for talks about financing the Ethio-Kenya electric power interconnection project.

• The Cutting Edge (03 Dec 2009)
Nairobi resident JCK's November electricity bill is within his average consumption save for the fuel cost adjustment which went up, says KPLC corporate communications officer Kevin Sang. Fuel cost adjustment, he says, is collected by KPLC for the...

• KPLC Dimmed as Court Grants Unionisable Workers Pay Rise (03 Dec 2009)
Power distributor Kenya Power and Lighting Company, faces at least an additional Sh35 million in its annual salaries expenditure bill following a ruling by the Industrial Court in favour of its unionisable employees.

• Rivalry Grows in Fibre Sector With KPLC Entry (01 Dec 2009)
Too many players in the fibre industry could herald a price war and increase instances of sabotage, analysts warn.

• KPLC Offers Cheap Power to Slum Dwellers (30 Nov 2009)
Nairobi slum dwellers will benefit from affordable electricity.

• KPLC Set for Board Changes (25 Nov 2009)
The Kenya Power & Lighting Company board is set for changes, days after the firm announced it is gearing to reduce government shares in the firm.

• Exercise Caution in KPLC Privatisation (23 Nov 2009)
The government would then renounce their rights and the consequent shares split into smaller denominations, a measure meant to accommodate future rights issues by making the units affordable.

• KPLC Sets Up a New Power Line (16 Nov 2009)
Kenya Power and Lighting Company is building a 122 kilometre long electricity transmission line between Kamburu Dam and Meru Town.

• KPLC Explains Power Failure (02 Nov 2009)
The following is a simplified version of the cause of the power blackout as explained by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company.

• Low Power Supply Set to Dim KPLC Profit Growth Hopes (02 Nov 2009)
Limited electricity supply looks set to dim the profit growth hopes of Kenya Power and Lighting Company shareholders, analysts say.

• Electricity Tariffs to Remain High Despite Onset of Rains (19 Oct 2009)
Electricity distributor the Kenya Power and Lighting Company has increased the fuel cost segment of its billing, signalling that consumers are unlikely to get relief from the heavy cost burden they have been bearing in recent months despite the onset...