NAIROBI, March 28 – Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has unveiled a back-up National Control Centre that will safeguard the security of electricity supply across the country.
The electrical service provider says the backup control center located at the Coast will provide an alternative power dispatch point in the event of failure of the main National Control Centre.
Similarly, it will serve as a training center to boost power system operators’ capacity and technical skills.
Its Managing Director Joseph Siror says the move is motivated by the growing grid, thus the need to have appropriate measures on board.
“Our grid is expanding rapidly with increased customer numbers and this calls for the deployment of strategic initiatives that are meant to secure and strengthen the quality of power supply. The backup national control center is one such initiative that we have undertaken,” he said.
According to Siror, KPLC is eager to fortify the network by renovating the current infrastructure and building new lines to give its consumers alternate supply points and reduce power interruptions.
The backup facility has been set up for Ksh50 million financed by a grant from GIZ under the Power System Readiness for Integration of Variable Renewable Energies (VRE) project that is being implemented in tandem with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.
The moves comes at the time the country faces myriad of challenges staged by power outages.
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