[1] The power line starts at Suswa, in Narok County, about 80 kilometres (50 mi), by road, north-west of Nairobi,[2] and runs in a south-easterly direction for approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the Ketraco Power Substation at Isinya, in Kajiado County.
[3] From Isinya, the power line follows a south-easterly course to end at Rabai, in Kilifi County, approximately 393 kilometres (244 mi), away, as the crow flies.
[1] The original plan was to build a 220 kilo Volt transmission line.
Construction was budgeted at KSh14 billion (US$140 million), funded with loans from (i) the French Development Agency (ii) the European Investment Bank and (iii) the African Development Bank.
[6] Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) from India, was the lead contractor on this project.