see link below. sitaki muniite mzembe!

http://us.mobile.reuters...SWEB213720110228?ca=rdt

Full set of KenGen's numbers are on www.nse.co.ke

Please note that KPLC collects the fuel costs on behalf of thermal generators who in clude Kengen, Rabai etc (KPLC is a transmitter n distributor) OTW the generators would have closed down a long time ago and the whole country would be in darkness. If u r looking for a hedge for oil own Kengen and or KPLC. In SA it is different whre Eskom has to absorb/hedge flactuations in coal e.t.c on its own hence the problems it is in. Here in Kenya consumers pay for it..they say better expensive elec than no elec.all together the rain for me is just to make sure all plants r available & running at capacity along with the recent 120MW Kipevu 2 thermal from Kengen. Tutalipa na damu, hahaha! My summary judgement on KPLC and KenGen is that this infamous ICT boom haitawashwa na maji. Hehehe.

@VVS arguing along the lines of who has lower finance costs currently then KPLC wins. In terms of fixed costs & capex they are both the same as it is almost equally expensive to setup & maintain power plants as it is the national grid. However, a lot more debt is headed KPLC's way as that was part of the whole point of the Rights coz those Pref.shares scared away potential creditors. Nevertheless, these 2 companies ensure sound sleep for its investors as the moat around them is HUGE and they lack substitutes in the foreseeable future.

Maybe not. Water is 'released' or 'stored' for reasons other than power production. IMHO, we need the water more for food production then electricity [normally these go hand in hand but not always]...

We need a lot of rain to fill up the dams. The situation is not as bad as 2009 but not good either...

Of course, the politicians have stopped trying to 'recover' the Mau from the likes of moi & cronies!