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    "id": 1176583,
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    "content": "to the overreliance on hydro-electric power generating plants that have been negatively impacted by perennial drought experienced in the country; NOTING THAT imbalance in the demand and supply of power coupled with payments by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) for produced power not consumed and fluctuation in the foreign exchange rates contribute to the high cost of electricity; APPRECIATING THAT Kenya has made strides in diversifying its power sources with geothermal plants, offering tremendous potential for zero-carbon source of power, already producing nearly one (1) Gigawatt (GW) of power; CONCERNED THAT private power generating companies popularly referred to as Independent Power Producers (IPPs) only supply 28% of power to KPLC but account for 47% of power purchase costs calling for the need to enhance energy management in Kenya; NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that: (a) the Standing Committee on Energy to undertake an inquiry into: (i) Contracts signed by IPPs, detailing the cost, capacity and duration of the contractual agreements and their implications on affordability of electricity in the country; (ii) Discrepancy in the cost of electricity sold to Kenya Power by KenGen, imports from Ethiopia and IPPs; and (iii) The diversion of the electricity generated by Lake Turkana Wind Power to the national grid, noting that Marsabit and Samburu counties are inadequately supplied."
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