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Kenya Power to alter power giraffe’s height. 196,500 new electricity connections will be
installed, benefitting close to 1mn people.
“Ensuring that we adhere to the highest
lines in Syosambu after forms of safety in all our undertakings, electricity company Empresa Pública de
The project will also assist state-owned
is a prerequisite for us. We thus take any
death of three giraffes electricity related accidents seriously and Produção de Electricidade with improving
we will u se the lessons gleaned to avoid a
electricity expansion and service. Additionally,
Kenya Power on Monday said it will recurrence of the same,” added Ngugi. the project will enhance the commercial
move power lines within the Soysambu Soysambu currently hosts a population of performance of Empresa Nacional de
Conservancy in Nakuru County after the approximately 124 giraffes. Distribuição de Electricidade, the national
death of three giraffes. As of August 2018, the conservancy had electricity distribution company.
In a statement, KPLC said its officials were identified 50 males, 41 females and 33 calves. “Investment in infrastructure, especially in
working together with those of Kenya Wildlife The Soysambu Conservancy’s giraffe energy, is key to economic development,” said
Service (KWS) to replace the electricity poles programme works to assist in restocking Jean-Christophe Carret, Country Director
to prevent electrocution of giraffes within the areas of Kenya where the Rothschilds are for Angola, World Bank. “Quality access to
area. indigenous. electricity services will have a spillover effect
“We have commenced the process of in many other sectors, including agribusiness,
enhancing the clearance of the electricity health and education, just to name a few.”
distribution infrastructure at Soysambu so as The funds will also be used to finance the
to forestall a recurrence of the unfortunate LENDING national transport network – Rede Nacional
incident,” the company said. de Transporte – to improve and optimize
One of the endangered Rothschild giraffes World Bank Supports the distribution of electricity and overall
was electrocuted on Sunday while the other management of the national transmission
two died in a similar incident on Friday. Angola’s Electricity Sector network.
“We regret this incident because we The total project cost is estimated at
recognize that wildlife forms an integral part with $250mn Loan $417mn, with a $250mn loan from the World
of our natural and cultural psyche and, we Bank and a credit of $167mn from Agence
appreciate the feedback shared by various In an effort to support Angola’s electricity Française de Développement.
stakeholders on this matter,” said Bernard sector, the World Bank has approved funding Angola’s hydropower-based power
Ngugi, Kenya Power Managing Director and of $250mn through its Electricity Sector generation capacity has grown at a rapid rate,
CEO. Improvement and Access Project. with domestic installed generation capacity
According to KWS, preliminary reports The funds will be directed at increasing quadrupling in the last decade, but transport,
indicated that the height of the electricity electricity access in the cities of Luanda, distribution and cost recovery are areas that
poles crossing the area are low below the Benguela, Huila and Huambo. Approximately remain a challenge.

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