Kenya Power is targeting to light 280,473 more Kenyan households as it prepares to implement the newly unveiled Phase 4 of the Last Mile Connectivity Programme (LMCP).

In that regard, Kenya Power has invited bids for turnkey contractors who will implement the power connection project targeting 32 counties and will cost the taxpayer Sh26.8 billion.

The new phase of the LMCP project will see 940 new transformers installed, 3,735 existing transformers maximised and associated power lines established in the targeted counties.

The project, which is slated to start in November, will be fully financed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

The Government flagship project that was launched in 2015 to provide affordable power connection in rural and peri-urban areas and accelerate universal access to electricity.

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This, the former President Uhuru Kenyatta administration, would foster socio-economic development in line with the country’s Vision 2030 economic development blueprint.

The Last Mile Connectivity Programme is also aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 7, which seeks to provide access to clean and affordable energy for all.

The programme’s first three phases funded by the Government, African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank saw more than one million Kenyan households connected to power.

Kenya Power says the initiative saw more than 75 per cent of the country connected to electricity from a paltry 29 per cent in 2012 hence improving Kenya’s global rankings.

A recent Project Impact Evaluation conducted by AfDB showed that there was an 83 per cent increase in the use of electricity for lighting across the country.


It also showed that access to electricity increased the probability of children studying at night by 45 per cent and exam grades for secondary school children improved by 34 per cent.

The accelerated power connection programme also saw the use of electricity for agricultural production, including irrigation, increase by up to 17 per cent.

Data also shows improvement in the firm’s revenues with sales in the four years reaching Sh1.1 billion from 53.08GHrs of electricity sold to clients connected under the programme.

It is targeting more SME and domestic uptake and will promote productive use of electricity and electric cooking to support Kenya’s plan to transition to 100 per cent clean energy by 2030.