Kenya: Toshiba signs MoU for pilot distribution project

Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) (TTDI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kenya Power for a pilot project aimed at decreasing distribution losses on the national grid. The project will install a new TTDI-manufactured transformer, called an amorphous distribution transformer, in the distribution network, as well as solid insulated switchgear assemblies and gas insulated transformers. “As the network grows in tandem with the rapid increase in the number of customers, we experience both technical and commercial losses. We are focused on bringing down the system losses from the current 19% to single-digit figures in the medium term,” said Kenya Power managing director and chief executive Ben Chumo.