[2] This power transmission line connects the Turkwel HPP directly to Ortum and Kitale.
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was awarded to KEC International Limited of India.
Funding was provided by the government of Kenya with loan support from the Exim Bank of India.
So, on paper, the country had excess electricity, but in reality, due to insufficient transmission network, significant wattage was generated but not evacuated and therefore unused (not utilized).
This transmission line is intended to evacuate 106 MW of clean, renewable and inexpensive electricity for domestic supply to spur economic development.