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Energy & Transport
KenGen Olkaria Expansion at 70% as Turbine Commissioning Nears
KenGen's Olkaria I geothermal expansion in the Great Rift Valley has hit 70% completion, with the first turbine set to be commissioned by June 2026, adding 63MW to Kenya's grid.
Gulf Energy Breaks Ground on Lokichar Oil, Eyes December Exports
Gulf Energy E&P BV has broken ground on the South Lokichar oil project in Turkana, targeting first commercial crude exports by December 1, 2026, via a road-rail-port corridor.
EPRA's Open Access Rules End Kenya Power's Long-Standing Monopoly
EPRA gazetted Open Access Electricity Regulations on May 8, 2026, ending Kenya Power's monopoly and allowing direct power sales to large consumers drawing at least 1 MVA from the grid.
Kenya SGR Extension Breaks Ground, Stretching Line to Malaba
Kenya Railways Corporation broke ground on the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR extension on July 1-2, 2026, launching the Ksh700 billion, 371-kilometre westward rail expansion to Uganda.
KenGen Nearly Quadruples Energy Target to 5,500MW in Bold Leap
KenGen raised its generation capacity target from 1,500MW to 5,500MW and launched its inaugural sustainability report at Karura Forest, Nairobi, on 29 June 2026, anchoring growth on nuclear and geothermal.