New Deal signed to enable SGR elecrification in two years

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Kenyans can now expect an electric railway system in two years after Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) signed a KES 24.2 billion contract with CET (China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company Limited) to electrify the SGR. This news comes after Atanas Maina, the Kenya Railways managing director, expressed scepticism due to Kenya’s unreliable electricity.
The project to upgrade the SGR from a diesel line to an electric one will entail the construction of 14 substations between Nairobi and Mombasa. The SGR was designed to accommodate a single electric line which will link to KETRACO’s 400kV transmission line that runs 482 kilometres from Mombasa to Nairobi. The transmission line, which has the highest voltage capacity in East Africa, can transfer 1500MW which is 200MW less than the country’s electricity demand.
“This line was constructed to address low voltages, high transmission losses, unreliable supply, and to strengthen network security and the national grid system,” Fernades Barasa the KETRACO managing director stated.
Electric trains are usually perceived as modern. However, diesel locomotives are a more recent technology than electric locomotives. With an electric line, Kenyans will enjoy faster but perhaps more expensive trips due to high maintenance costs.
 

This article is full of self-contradicting statements, do you mind to reveal the original source please?
 
Hiyo 400kV transmission line Tz ina run km kibao!!

Eti faster but expensive due to high maintainance costs
[emoji1] [emoji1] !! Conclusion yangu hii ni fake news
 
thisdayes said:
Hiyo 400kV transmission line Tz ina run km kibao!!

Eti faster but expensive due to high maintainance costs
[emoji1] [emoji1] !! Conclusion yangu hii ni fake news
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Kama kawa hata ikiwa kweli, a bln US$ needed to connect Mombasa-Malaba plus new electrical locomotives at their own cost.
 
Huyu Maina ni kichaa kabisa, sijui kwanini wasimfukuze kazi, ninahisi huyu jamaa ni mkikuyu. Nilisema kwamba atabadilika tena na wakenya waliowapumbavu watamuunga mkono. Juzi sababu alizotoa za kuachana nankuweka umeme ni cost, unreliability ya umeme, na alisema kwasas Kenya haiitaji electric train, sasa hata wiki mbili azijakwisha amekuja na jipya, hawa jamaa ni vichaa kabisa. Another indication of a failed sate
Kenya ranked as 'failed state'
 
Kama wakidhihirisha uwepo wa umeme wa uhakika, basi itakua sawa lakini tusijibaraguze kama wanavyofanya Watanzania ambao kutwa ni umeme wa mgao halafu wanatunisha misuli eti wataweza treni za umeme, ukizingatia walivyo maskini.
Ingekua bora tuendelee na diesel hadi pale tutakua na uhakika wa umeme.

Ujenzi wa hizo 14 substations utasaidia sana kwa hili, yaani kwa kifupi pawe na mkakati uliotolewa maelezo kitaalam na ipasavyo, hatuna haraka na hayo ya umeme.
 
Hilo ndilo tatizo lenu, very poor in planning, hamjui wapi ni tatizo lenu, leo mtasema hivi kesho mtasema vingine, huyu Maina ni miongoni mwa watu hovyo katika serikali ya Kenya, yeye alitaja sababu tatu 1) High cost 2)umeme, 3) Kwamba kwa sasa Kenya electric train haiitajiki. Jambo la kushanga ndani ya wiki mbili yote haya ameachana nayo anakuja na habari nyengine, inamaana ndani ya wiki mbili hayo yamepatiwa ufumbuzi?, hata kama umeme umepatikana, vipi kuhusu cost?, je Kenya wiki mbili ilikua haiitaji electric train, sasa hivi inahitaji?.
 
Hii ishu ya Train yetu kuwa ya umeme ina wasumbua sana wakenya sipati picha iki anza operations itakuaje!! Nimegundua wakenya mna penda compe sana ata hyo article mnajimegea eti 400kv line yenu ndiyo pekee in E.A mmesahau wale wawekezaji wa Malindi waliwakimbia kwakua mna inferior grid compare na TZ.
 
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 ndoto ya alinacha, ndoto bila aibu
 
Geza Ulole said:
Kama kawa hata ikiwa kweli, a bln US$ needed to connect Mombasa-Malaba plus new electrical locomotives at their own cost.
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Haingii akilini kabisa mkuu! best scenario to them hii news iwe fake if its real then Kenya's decision makers wana matatizo sana
 
1350MW zitatosha SGR white elephant huku 70% ya wabongo hawana access to electricity???
 
mwaswast said:
1350MW zitatosha SGR white elephant huku 70% ya wabongo hawana access to electricity???
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maumivu yakizidi muone daktari😀😀😀😀😀😀 tunasubiri kinyerezi 2 mwaka huu 300MW



Tz SGR itakuumizwa kichwa bure haina mfano wake ukanda wa africa mashariki na kati, usie shikwa na ugonjwa wa moyo bure
 

I fail to follow the discourse..... How one can tell the fossil locomotive are more recent technology than eleectrical ones?
Please also avail the source for further reading.
 
Bantugbro said:
This article is full of self-contradicting statements, do you mind to reveal the original source please?
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Source hii hapa. Jamaa huyu yupo tweeter anatafuta followers na comments
Ingia usome comments. Utaishia kucheka. Nimala ya pili ana tweet hivi.
Usishangae ni tweeter account ya mleta mada
Wakenya wanaongoza kwa kupika data
 
Mkakati hupi?? Source yakihuni mnatuletea sisi. I have caught you this time.
 
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