@ericsson - Folks forget that power PRODUCTION goes hand in hand with DISTRIBUTION and CONSUMPTION. Electricity (electrical power) cannot be easily (cost effectively) stored.

The reason thermal plants are used as backup generation is their ability to easily cycle up or down depending on demand.

Elon Musk (through Tesla) are working on Power Packs but these are for small 'home' units for now. Until we have efficient storage, we will have to rely on expensive sources to fill in the gaps.

Rural Consumption - Agreed! Their consumption will increase over time but that's a long-term project that needs GoK subsidies.

Electric cars, electric trains, etc can become major consumers but it will take a while to get these projects built out. Plus these do not come cheap. The hybrid cars are more expensive than petrol/diesel cars. The electric cars are pricier than hybrids. Plus these electric cars need charging stations.

Wee Muciiri, fort Worth time sleepy. What with all the gunshots at night

I still don't see how the investor gets screwed up since wanjiku in the city foots the bill. Anyway am of the opinion "Build, they will come". Facebook recently announced that they will be setting up a data-center in some oldtown in Fortworth TX. While everyone was wondering why facebook would invest in a sleepy town, it turned out that the city had commissioned a 200MW wind farm which is still under construction....by the way they intend to gulp it all up. There's no way you'd attract serious investments if you have no capacity.