KPLC will start offering internet service a shift that will put in competition with telcos such as Safaricom, Zuku etc. Communication Authority of Kenya says that the fixed internet market is largely untapped, offering telecoms firms and Kenya Power an opportunity to grow revenues.
The State-owned power utility has been piloting the fixed internet provision to a number of its corporate customers for the past few months setting the stage for the roll-out of the new business line as part of diversifying revenues.
Entry into the fixed internet market will rattle the ISPs that have been riding on the Kenya Power network to sell data, giving the electricity distributor a head-start in the race for rural Kenya. It reckons that revenue from selling data to its corporate customers will diversify income and help it tackle challenges facing the electricity division.