Kenya · Infrastructure
What drove Kenya’s growth in electricity consumption in 2025/26?
Domestic electricity consumption rose by 686.75 GWh in the year to June 2026, the largest increase among Kenya’s customer categories. Large commercial and industrial customers still consumed the most, while the Nairobi utility region accounted for nearly 44% of the national total.
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2025/26
Shared scale · 0 GWh to 5,920.06 GWh
2024/25
Shared scale · 0 GWh to 5,920.06 GWh
Switch fiscal years. The scale is common across both years, so very small categories are easier to inspect in the table.
Domestic consumption drove much of the gain
Domestic consumption rose from 3,640.32 GWh to 4,327.07 GWh. It accounted for 34.77% of 2025/26 consumption, up from 32.13%. EPRA attributes the gain to both a rise in the number of domestic customers and higher per capita use. Source 1
Large industry and commercial sites remained the largest class
Large commercial and industrial customers used 5,920.06 GWh, up 5.33% from the previous year. Their share slipped from 49.61% to 47.57% because other categories grew faster. The group includes qualifying large buildings, ports, airports and rail stations alongside factories. Source 1
Electric mobility grew quickly from a small base
EPRA reported 12.25 GWh under the electric mobility tariff, up from 5.04 GWh. That amounted to 0.10% of the national total. EPRA counted 543 customers on that tariff at June 2026, compared with 115 one year earlier. The category measures electricity assigned to the tariff. Source 1
The Nairobi operating region extends beyond the city
Kenya Power’s Nairobi region includes Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos and Makueni counties. It consumed 5,465.36 GWh, compared with 2,087.62 GWh in the Coast region. The region totals organize consumption by utility geography, while the national customer categories organize the same system by type of customer. Source 1