The Government of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the implementation of the Last Mile Connectivity Project III
This entails the provision of approximately 150,001 power connections to households, public institutions and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises across 45 counties (excluding Nairobi and Mombasa), and includes system reinforcements
The project comprises the following infrastructure components:
I) Component 1 - System reinforcements: Construction of 13 substations (entailing 3*33/11 kV new substations, 3*33/11 kV substation upgrade/refurbishments, 7*33 kV new switching stations), 211 km of 33 kV lines, and 14 km of 11 kV lines
II) Component 2 - Grid extensions and last-mile connections entailing construction of a total of 650 km of 33 kV lines and low-voltage reticulations of 6,798 km comprising grid densifications and intensifications
