[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Kenya Power Plans Sh20 Billion Cable Shift

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Good news, I hope they lay stacks of dark fiber optic cable along with
all those routes...

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Kenya Power expects to save Sh3billion a year by relocating its overhead
> power distribution cables to an underground system in the major urban areas
> of Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa in a Sh20billion project. The project will
> involve undergrounding of 645Kilometres of 11Kilovolt lines and 1,570Km of
> low power voltage lines. Vandalism prone transformers will now be placed in
> pad-mounted substations along roads reserves.
>
> MD Joseph Njoroge said the project will pilot in Nairobi's Upper Hill Area
> before moving to Industrial Area and then to Mombasa. Njoroge said the
> utility company is considering a proposal by the Chinese National Machinery
> Equipment Import and Export Corporation to carry out the project on an
> engineering, procurement and construct basis. "It's not yet finalized but we
> are working on a proposal to undertake the work in Upper Hill as a pilot,"
> the MD who spoke at a stakeholders meeting in Nairobi said.
>
> Once complete, the project is expected to stabilize power supply and cur
> Kenya Power's operational costs. "It will have huge savings we have actually
> done what we would call a feasibility and the ROI is in the region of 18 per
> cent so we should be able to recoup back out investment in six years,"
> Njoroge said. "We are talking of a saving of about Sh3billion every year."
> Nairobi will have 375Km of 11Kv cabling and 930Km of low voltage cabling
> with 740 pad-mounted substations.
>
> Mombasa will see 200Km of 11Kv and 400Km of low voltage cabling and
> establish of 330 pad-mounted stations. "As an example, we commissioned a new
> 2.5Km State House Road underground feeder from Cathedral Road last May,"
> Njoroge said. "The Norfolk Hotel feeder from Parklands will be undergrounded
> by May this year."
>
> Kenya Power had invited various authorities such as the Ministry of Energy,
> the Kenya Urban Roads Authority, the Kenya Rural Roads Authority, Nairobi
> City Council, Nairobi Water and Sewerage Board and telecommunications
> companies. The utility is seeking a joint project development approach since
> different entities are also involved in laying underground infrastructure
> resulting in frequent service interruptions when cables are cut or water
> pipes punctured. Representatives from the KURA and KRRA asked Kenya Power to
> share its design plans so that they can compare them with their road designs
> to avoid conflict.
>
>
> Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201203011290.html
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