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.
Overview
Prior to the year 2008, the transmission of electricity in large quantities in Kenya was carried out by Kenya Power and Lighting Company, which also handled electricity generation and distribution to the public. As part of efforts to make electricity delivery more efficient, the government incorporated KETRACO in December 2008 with the mandate of taking over the role of bulk electricity transmission in the country as well as maintenance of the National Transmission Grid.[1] 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.[2]
KETRACO is responsible for the maintenance of electricity grid networks and transformers with voltages of 132kV, 220kV, 400kV, and 500kV. Additionally, the company is in charge of designing, building, and maintaining interconnectors with neighbouring foreign countries, which enables Kenya to sell to, buy from, or transmit electricity between her neighbours, as well as to participate in the Eastern Africa Power Pool.[2]
As of December 2017, KETRACO had completed the construction of 1791.5 km of high voltage electricity lines in the country.[3] At that time, a total of 2359 km of high voltage electricity lines were under implementation.[4]
On September 19, 2025, the then managing director and CEO Eng. John Mativo was sacked and replaced with Kipkemoi Kibias who was a general manager to be the acting CEO. The reason for his sacking remains unknown.[5]
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.[6]
See also
External links
- KETRACO official page
- List of 5856 km of Planned High Voltage Lines As of 31 December 2017.
References
- Our Organization www.ketraco.co.ke, retrieved 2022-05-05^
- Phoebe Calver. Profile of Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd (KETRACO) January 2020, retrieved 19 May 2020^
- KETRACO. Completed Projects Kenya Electricity Transmission Company, December 2017, retrieved 19 May 2020^
- KETRACO. On-Going Projects Kenya Electricity Transmission Company, December 2017, retrieved 19 May 2020^
- Kipkemoi Kibias Appointed as KETRACO Acting CEO as John Mativo Is Sacked Tuko, 20 Sep 2025^
- KETRACO. Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited: Physical Address Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), 19 May 2020, retrieved 19 May 2020^