Kenya Power workers installing concrete poles.[Photo/Nation]Over the past four years counties have bridged the gap with Nairobi in the use of electricity for street lighting.Fourty six counties have grown their share of demand for street lighting power from 35 per cent in 2013 when devolution took effect to 50 per cent currently.According to a report by electricity distributor Kenya Power, Nairobi takes up the remaining half whose dominance has weakened from 65 per cent in 2013.County governors have over the past four years made strides in lighting up town roads, encouraged by the lower tariffs they pay for street lights. The lower tariffs were meant to boost 24-hour economies in counties and reduce insecurity.Nairobi used 29 gigawatt hours (GWh) to light up its streets in the year to June 2017, the same amount the other 46 counties jointly used according to Kenya Power data.This brings the total energy used by Kenya for streer lights to 58 GWh, representing a more than double growth over the four-year period.Mt Kenya region is the second largest user of electricity for street lights with a seven GWh demand followed by North Eastern (six GWh).

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