Are you aware the cost of high power is take or pay contracts?
Uhuru Anafanya kazi. Heko kwake!!
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Aviator
Elder Lister
Wherever you got these figures from, only God knows. Kengen the largest producer, has an installed capacity of 1800MW. Current average demand is 1900.
Factor in system losses. Factor in downtime. And you realize we don't have excess power as you have been made to believe.
Aviator
Elder Lister
Every network has losses, and the KETRACO network is actually very good. But naturally, there must be some loss, which is actually factored in design
The loses that matter, and make the difference on your bill, are within the KP network.
Aviator
Elder Lister
That's what these guys don't understand.
Waelimishe mimi nimechoka
Kasaman
Elder Lister
The losses are by design, if the KPLC top management remained the way they were during Kibaki first term, I'm sure the electricity issues will be long gone
Budspencer
Elder Lister
And KenGen cannot provide this stability? Must it be IPPs? And why December and not immediately? Sorry for the many queeeestions which I'm not know.They added to the stability. Of course no system can bestable.
And by stability, I mean resilience in the face of instantaneous peak demand exceeding the supply.
Aviator
Elder Lister
That would be putting all eggs in one basket. Not desirable.
Budspencer
Elder Lister
I always appreciate professional advice. Asande.
Kasaman
Elder Lister
Eggs are pin incubators were they hatch and you have more chickens hence more eggs !
It's Me Scumbag
Elder Lister
You forget stadiums,laptops....it's too depressing to even think about it.
Aviator
Elder Lister
Werokam.
Suppose someone drops the basket and all the eggs die?
Do you remember when we were getting all our power from hydro? What would happen when rains fail?
That's what I mean by having all the eggs in one basket.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Niuzie hiyo contactor .How many amps ?
Budspencer
Elder Lister
Cheza chini mod.
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Elder Lister
That, plus all what @Aviator said is good and appreciated.
However, why are some independent power producers paid more than others? Why pay one IPP Sh30 and another Sh8?
Why doesn't GoK allow anyone who wishes to be an IPP be?
Or indeed, why won't the government compensate me at Sh30 per unit when I switch on my generator at my kiosk when power goes out?
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Elder Lister
Let me dwell on this. In an ideal situation (I know Kenya is corrupt), all IPP are paid on the same metrics. For example:
-kshs 5/kW per month installed capacity + kshs2/kWh of supplied power.
Mote that the figures are for illustration purposes. I don't have actual figures.
So, a 100MW plant will receive kshs. 500,000 whether they produce or not.
Now suppose stations A and B both have the same 100MW capacity, but station A supplies only 10MWH while B supplies 500,000MWH within the same period.
A will be paid 500000 (fixed charge) + 20,000 for supply. Total 520000 for supplying 10mwh, that's at an average of 52 bob per unit.
Station B will paid 500k fixed plus 50m , total 50.5m to supply 500,000MWh, translating to around shs. 10.1 per unit.
That explains why two stations with the same capacity will be paid differently.
It also explains what a certain CS meant when he said that power costs can go down if we consume more.
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Elder Lister
I only drink on Saturdays. Two beers. I have bookmarked this to revisit on Saturday.
Fala12
Elder Lister
wewe ndiye PA?