Thika Water and Sewerage Company with the help of local innovators plan to find alternative ways of generating its own electricity to pump water so as to save on bills.
The company deputy managing and principal director, Haron Kimani said they will spend Sh3.7 million on consultancy services for the project whose tenders have already been advertised.
Kimani said if found viable, the project will provide a long lasting solution towards the huge electricity bills the company incurs from Kenya Power, thus affecting its performance.
The director who was speaking Saturday morning in Thika town blamed the frequent power disconnections by Kenya Power due to unpaid electricity bills for the erratic water supply in the county, saying the alternative power source will help ease the problem.
“Some of the alternative ways of power production to be explored include a solar panel project and generators which will ensure adequate water supply all the time without power interruption around Thika and its constituents,” he said.
He further challenged Kenya Power of issuing them with inflated bills, saying plans were also underway to conduct a thorough energy audit to authenticate if the bills were genuine or not because they keep on fluctuating.
“Kenya Power has distributed inflated bills to us which we are yet to ascertain its genuinely correct after huge fluctuation of bills,” he lamented.