[kictanet] Introduction of Power rationing for industrial zones : A result of failure of national planning policies?

Tue Jul 26 10:53:07 EAT 2011

Dear Solomon and Aki:

This sounds very useful and I want to share with my two friends - the Njoroges at KPLC and KenGen. What I can say here is Joseph was merely a messenger. Let us not shoot him but his message can't escape shooting. It is Eddy and Mr Kiraitu Murungi who must tell Kenyans, today, why the Mumias Sugar cost of scheduled maintenance had no alternative. We also need to know from Mr Uhuru Kenyatta his good and/or bad reasons for not signing off security guarantees for the IPPs.

The lead story in "The Star" today is also an eyeopener - that Eddy has written to PPOA wanting to block IPPs associated with former KPLC boss Mr Samuel Gichuru. Yes, we understand that we do not have enough electricity but the surprise announcement, political intrigues around the control of energy sector (hope people will not talk about the Chinese here) vis-à-vis the political derby of 2012. As Chinua Achebe would say about Nigeria, the trouble with Kenya's energy sector is simply and squarely the over-reliance on hydro-electricity, poor planning and lack of leadership. 

In the meantime, those of us who are lucky to get power in our homes, places of work – please use it carefully including switching over during lunch and other breaks. If we can save the little available, it could be send to Industrial Area so that unga manufacturers do not come up with a Sh200 bill for 2kg packet by this week – as they are likely to do.

Stephen Mutoro

www.cofek.co.ke 

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From: kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Introduction of Power rationing for industrial zones : A result of failure of national planning policies?

I'm equally enraged.

How in the world did KPLC decide time for rationing has come? Isn't it

their duty to provide consumers with power using planned mechanism,

say by purchising genrators well in advance?

As Aki has put it, some of these things did not occur overnight!

Interestingly, could it be a calculated undertaking, just a few days

after Angela Merkel passed by, signed some nuclear power deal between

Kenya and Germany, while Germany is planning to phase their nuclear

power plants, gradually, after the Japan incident? So because the govt

(read KPLC) knew that Kenyans would be against the nuclear power

(thanks to the constitution), so they create a panic mode that will

force us go the nuclear power way?

This is absurd, and I wonder how the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of

the Vision 2030 will be measured if power will be 'managed' this

way!!!

On 26/07/2011, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed. My problem is that, even in the face of the rationing, Kengen

> management has the capital to go after firms in Nigeria, but somehow cannot

> fully tap geothermal due to lack of capital...

> http://www.panapress.com/Ghanaian,-Kenyan-firms-bid-for-Nigeria-s-electricity-companies--15-780078-26-lang2-index.html

> 

> The rational previously was that Kengen was a parastatal, so could have a

> monopoly, if it's privatized however, as it is now, competition needs to be

> introduced.

> 

> 

> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Rad! <conradakunga at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

>> Personally I am deeply frustrated at this.

>> 

>> We are trying to leap ahead in leaps and bounds in many sectors but we are

>> still hobbled by inefficient power supply. In 2011.

>> 

>> Our reliance of this unholy alliance between Kengen and KPLC yet still

>> aiming for Vision 2030 is the textbook definition of gambling.

>> 

>> In their excuses for non performance KPLC listed as its first reason

>> "Delayed planting of new power generators due to prolonged period of

>> processing payments' security guarantees."

>> 

>> Amazing.

>> 

>> Question: has the possibility of alternative power generators and

>> distributors been explored?

>> 

>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, aki <aki275 at gmail.com> wrote:

>> 

>>> This game is repeated each time we are in drought years, with the quick

>>> "import" mentality rush to get in fdi partners or the rest to

>>> invest buy/lease diesel guzzling generators  to compliment the shortfalls

>>> is

>>> becoming too routine. More results of shortcuts implemented over years of

>>> failed national planning policies and excuses that is resulting in many

>>> direct/indirect losses in the economy. This time around there are

>>> multiple

>>> excuses, from high demands during peak hours to breakdowns/maintainence

>>> of

>>> generators to delays in security guarantees for investors. High demands

>>> during peak hours is an incremental event and did not just appear

>>> overnight,

>>> water levels did not drop overnight and nor did investors just apply to

>>> supply power. We have known for years our climate is changing patterns (

>>> no

>>> thanks to the major polluters i.e the developed nations who contribute

>>> most towards the climate behaviour ), rainfall patterns in our region has

>>> been out of sync for at least the past 10 years so. We have all the data,

>>> the remote sensing abilities and infrastructure to maintain an

>>> intelligent

>>> national network of early warning systems to counter gaps yet we are only

>>> capable of the ultimate solution = power rationing. Surely even economic

>>> planners must be enraged by this nonsense. ( Corrections very welcome )

>>> 

>>> 

>>> Full story :

>>> 

>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Power+rationing+signals+fresh+rise+in+cost+of+consumer+goods/-/539550/1207750/-/item/0/-/xqgsl/-/index.html

>>> 

>>> 

>>> 

>>> Rgds. :-)

>>> 

>>> 

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> 

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