Kenya Power hits historic peak demand as electricity use surges
By Kiprono Keileb, December 6, 2025Kenya Power has reported a new national electricity peak, marking the highest demand ever recorded in the country and signalling a growing appetite for power across homes, industries and commercial spaces.
In its statement released on Saturday, December 6, 2025, the company announced that demand reached 2,439.06 MW on December 4, 2025, surpassing the previous peak of 2,418.77 MW registered barely three weeks earlier on November 18. The utility attributed the new milestone to increased electricity connections, expanded industrial activity and improvements to the national grid.
Kenya Power said the steady rise in demand reflects both economic activity and the widening reach of electricity access. The company noted that investments in grid stabilisation and network reinforcement have played a key role in supporting these higher consumption levels.
Speaking on the record demand, Managing Director and CEO Joseph Siror said several factors were converging to push usage upwards.
“We are glad to see this energy demand growing owing to the increased domestic and commercial activities in the country. If you look at the year ended June 2025, industrial customers accounted for more than half of our unit sales, underscoring Kenya Power’s central role in powering industry and economic growth. What we need to focus on now is the generation bit to help in securing our reserve margins,” Siror said.
According to the utility, the year ending June 2025 saw 401,848 new customers added to the grid, with those new connections contributing 203 GWh in fresh electricity sales. At the same time, Kenya Power reported progress in curbing technical and commercial losses, which fell from 23.16% to 21.21% due to targeted interventions such as smart meter rollout, feeder upgrades and faulty meter replacements.
Reliability indicators also showed improvement. The System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) dropped from 120.6 to 113 hours, while the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) reduced from 47.00 to 44.07, reflecting fewer and shorter outages across the grid.
The company noted that demand is expected to grow further as it continues implementing nationwide connectivity projects. It also highlighted its move to digitise electricity application processes to speed up service delivery and improve customer experience.
Kenya Power says it remains focused on ensuring the grid can handle rising consumption as Kenya’s households and industries plug in at record levels.