Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1378783,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1378783/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 56,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13582,
        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
        "slug": "wahome-wamatinga"
    },
    "content": "accountability. This was also seen as one of the major impediments to the cost of power. We lose a lot of money through transmission losses and forex adjustments. Most of these are things that can be associated with accountability and governance issues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee also looked at the companies that have been mandated to supply power. We realised that some of these contracts were skewed towards producers of power, most of them 20 years long. Moving forward, there is need to look at how we moderate power purchase agreements between the private sector and the Government. These costs can be avoided if that is done in the right way. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee also agreed that it is important for us to mitigate the 26 per cent transmission losses. The international best practice is about 9 per cent, yet in this country, it is 26 per cent, but they do not do anything. If we mitigate transmission losses, we could bring down the cost of power by about 10 per cent. These are the low-hanging fruits that we can realize within a short time. As I wind up, I would like my colleague, Sen. Abbas, to second."
}