Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited, commonly referred to as KETRACO, is a wholly-owned
parastatal
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of the
Government of Kenya which serves as the primary
Transmission System Operator
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Location
The headquarters of KETRACO are located at Kawi Complex, Popo Lane, Off Red Cross Road, in the
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neighbourhood of
Nairobi
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Overview
Before 2008, bulk transmission in Kenya was carried out by
Kenya Power and Lighting Company. KETRACO was incorporated in December 2008 and entrusted with taking over the role of bulk electricity transmission in the country as well as maintenance of the
National Transmission Grid.
It is mandated to "plan, design, construct, own, operate and maintain high voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as the regional interconnectors". It is responsible for high voltage lines and substations with 132kV and above.
KETRACO maintains electricity grid networks and transformers of 132kV, 220kV, 400kV and 500kV. The company is also responsible for designing, building and maintaining interconnectors with neighboring foreign countries. This allows Kenya to sell to, buy from or transmit electricity between her neighbors and to participate in the
Eastern Africa Power Pool.
As of December 2017, KETRACO had completed the construction of of high voltage electricity lines in the country.
At that time, a total of of high voltage electricity lines were under implementation.
See also
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Kenya Electricity Generating Company
References
External links
KETRACO official pageAs of 31 December 2017.
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Companies based in Nairobi
Government-owned companies of Kenya
Electric power transmission system operators in Kenya
Energy companies established in 2008
Kenyan companies established in 2008
Electric power companies of Kenya