Industries share of power use fall below 50pc for first time

Kenya Power has four consumer categories; domestic, small commercial, street lighting, commercial and industrial and the export market of Uganda and Tanzania.

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A surge in consumption of electricity in homes has for the first time cut the share of power used by top industries to below the 50 percent.

Kenya Power data shows the share of electricity consumed by homes rose to 32 percent or 3.64 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the year that ended June 2025 from 30.6 percent the previous year.

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