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· The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) of Kenya is seeking 15,000 electricity poles made from bamboo in a shift towards long-lasting eco-friendly posts
· Kenya Power, Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) and REREC agreed to start using the bamboo-made poles, diversifying from concrete and wooden posts– which have a shorter lifespan and are therefore more expensive over time
· Kenya Power has revised its annual demand for poles to 450,000 issuing tenders worth Sh5 billion yearly under the money-minting National Electrification Programme
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) of Kenya is seeking 15,000 electricity poles made from bamboo in a shift towards long-lasting eco-friendly posts.
A tendering process has started for procuring poles from local firms. This is the first time the composite poles will be used in a
large-scale electricity transmission project. Kenya Power, Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) and REREC agreed to start using the
bamboo-made poles, diversifying from concrete and wooden posts– which have a shorter lifespan and are therefore more expensive over time.
The rural electrification agency will use the composite poles in areas infested with termites, to boost the life span of the poles..
Electricity supply poles have become a lucrative business as Kenya moves to replace traditional wooden poles with alternatives like concrete and eco-friendly masts.
Kenya Power has revised its annual demand for poles to 450,000 issuing tenders worth Sh5 billion yearly under the money-minting
National Electrification Programme. More than 80 percent of Kenya’s population has access to electricity, up from 32 percent in 2014, a smart increase.
