Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited, commonly referred to as KETRACO, is a wholly-owned parastatal of the Government of Kenya which serves as the primary Transmission System Operator in the Republic of Kenya.
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited Location
The headquarters of KETRACO are located at Kawi Complex, Popo Lane, Off Red Cross Road, in the South C neighbourhood of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.
Overview
Before 2008, bulk transmission in Kenya was carried out by Kenya Power and Lighting Company. KETRACO was incorporated in December 2008 and entrusted with taking over the role of bulk electricity transmission in the country as well as maintenance of the National Transmission Grid. It is mandated to “plan, design, construct, own, operate and maintain high voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as the regional interconnectors”. It is responsible for high voltage lines and substations with 132kV and above.
KETRACO maintains electricity grid networks and transformers of 132kV, 220kV, 400kV and 500kV. The company is also responsible for designing, building and maintaining interconnectors with neighboring foreign countries. This allows Kenya to sell to, buy from or transmit electricity between her neighbors and to participate in the Eastern Africa Power Pool.
As of December 2017, KETRACO had completed the construction of 1,791.5 kilometres (1,113 mi) of high voltage electricity lines in the country. At that time, a total of 2,359 kilometres (1,466 mi) of high voltage electricity lines were under implementation.
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Contacts
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited,
Kawi Complex, Block B,
South C, Nairobi, Kenya.
+254 20-4956000
+254 719 018000
+254 732 128000
