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    "id": 1398926,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398926/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum",
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    "content": " Hon. Members, the Kenya Kwanza Government plan recognizes one powerful statement, that we are going to accelerate the geothermal development in Kenya, which is one of our very good baseloads. What we are doing to that end, today we have very significant programmes in Suswa to open up Suswa and generate geothermal power to Suswa. We have about 80 megawatts out of Paka, which is in Tiaty. We are building a line from Loosuk to Lessos to pull out that power and generate power out of that area. We are working at Paka to open up that area. We have drilled the first well. It is heating up. There is so much activity in the geothermal development to support us, because geothermal is a very good baseload in terms of generating power all the time and availability. We gave concessions to some of the private developers, like the Senate Majority Leader mentioned. Concession comes with work programs. We are reviewing those work programmes, which have been attached to the concessions which were given to those private sector players. If they are not meeting the work programmes as signed in the concession, we should have those geothermal fields reverted to Government. However, we are working very closely to ensure that we achieve that target of 100 per cent renewable energy. Regarding the Narok-Bomet line, I just whispered and confirmed from Dr. Mativo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) that we have already advertised the tender. You may not have seen it in the papers, but a number of restricted vendors of six companies were approved. They were given advance approval by Africa Development Bank (ADB). The six bidders are currently responding to those bids. It is closing in another two or three weeks. We will award, and instead of building that line in the traditional 24 months, we are going to build it in 12 months. I am told we have a commitment to deliver that line by 1st June, 2025. So, we are working around the clock to make sure that happens. In the meantime, to address that challenge, hon. Members, there was a contractor who passed on, who was doing a line from Sondu-Homa Bay-Awendo. We have brought"
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