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- Kenyan government plans to build a 1,000-megawatt nuclear plant in Siaya County.
- The project costs 500 billion shillings ($3.8 billion) and targets commissioning in 2034-2035.
- Kenya’s renewable power target rises to 5,500 MW, adding 2,000 MW nuclear, 700 MW hydro and geothermal capacity.
- Kenya Power CEO Joseph Siror says high tariffs stem from infrastructure, financing and distribution inefficiencies.
- Parliament directed Energy Minister Opiyo Wandayi to draft policy renegotiating power purchase agreements to lower wholesale prices.
