Kenya Power and Lighting Company

Nairobi West Substation

The Nairobi West Substation (often associated with the nearby South C/Nairobi West area, sometimes referred to as South C Substation) is a key electricity distribution point managed by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

March 2015

Construction Date

820ft

Surface Area

344

Hours of Work

Kitale Substation

Construction of a 65km 132kV transmission line from the existing Eldoret substation and a new Kitale substation.

Suswa Mega Substation

Suswa substation, the largest substation in Kenya, located approximately 80km, North West of Nairobi, along the Maai Mahiu-Narok highway, received a permit from Kenya Power, after the completion of the construction of the 220kV switching station. Pre-commissioning tests were conducted by KETRACO in the weeks prior to the commissioning.