Parliament's Energy Committee in 2019 demanded Ketraco reconcile discrepancies in its Sh28.9 billion spending on the 435-kilometre Loiyangalani-Suswa transmission line, which faced delays after a Spanish contractor's collapse in 2018.
The committee highlighted conflicting figures: Ketraco's March 2018 estimate of Sh30 billion, the Treasury's Sh36 billion projection, and the Ministry of Energy's Sh33 billion assessment. Committee chairman David Gikaria urged the company to provide a unified cost calculation.
Ketraco managing director Fernandes Barasa disclosed that Sh23.28 billion had been paid by December 2018, with Sh5 billion remaining unpaid. Of this, Sh11.96 billion went to Isolux, the Spanish firm that collapsed during the project. Subsequent contractors Nari and local subcontractors accounted for additional costs, while Siemens handled substation work for Sh2.76 billion.
Total expenses, including wayleave compensation, reached Sh28.94 billion as of December 2018. The 400kV line, which began construction in 2014, now operates at 220kV after delays caused by Isolux's bankruptcy.
