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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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@vvs Do you know if they were part of providing fibre optic cables?
BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/30/2006 Posts: 635
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@2012.KPLC were getting stuff from some company called metsec, besides direct imports. Most of the cables laid in 2009 were subcontracted and not laid by KPLC themselves. Contractors had no limitation where to buy. Its cheaper to import from South Asia, than from EA cables!!. @Vitu. If KETRACO gives some of their humongous cables orders to EA Cables, then this may help push up EA cables local sales.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/30/2006 Posts: 635
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@2012. EA Cables just recently developed capacity for fibre obtics. most of the terrestrial cable laid by telkom, KDN, Jamii, KPLC was imported.
@Vitu. I this information correct?, ama you have something to add
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/21/2010 Posts: 6,675 Location: Nairobi
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VituVingiSana wrote:
There is a new firm called KETRACO as well which belongs to GoK. They plan to build huge transmission lines from Ethiopia to Nairobi!
@VVS i've haeard of this firm... will it be strictly for setting up transmission lines or was it set to compete with KPLC in distribution??? Mark 12:29
Deuteronomy 4:16
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,344 Location: Nairobi
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2012 wrote:@vvs
Do you know if they were part of providing fibre optic cables? I don't know but EA Cables owns a firm called Nexans (or at least distributes fibre-optic cables made by Nexans) in Tanzania... Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,344 Location: Nairobi
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guru267 wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:
There is a new firm called KETRACO as well which belongs to GoK. They plan to build huge transmission lines from Ethiopia to Nairobi!
@VVS i've haeard of this firm... will it be strictly for setting up transmission lines or was it set to compete with KPLC in distribution??? KETRACO was set-up as a TRANSMISSION firm... Then they are supposed to let KPLC distribute... Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/21/2010 Posts: 6,675 Location: Nairobi
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@VVS so in other words you are saying they dont compete with KPLC.??? Did the setting up of this company lead to reduced costs for KPLC in any way?? Mark 12:29
Deuteronomy 4:16
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,344 Location: Nairobi
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guru267 wrote:@VVS so in other words you are saying they dont compete with KPLC.???
Did the setting up of this company lead to reduced costs for KPLC in any way?? KETRACO was set-up last year... I do not think it has built any infrastructure yet... Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/16/2008 Posts: 47
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VituVingiSana wrote:@wondergirl - The lower prices of copper & aluminum should benefit EA Cables... as does the pickup of demand from KPLC (expansion) & new housing... @VVS... how does lower (as opposed higher) prices for aluminium n copper benefit EA Cables... wouldn't that result in a drop of revenue n possibly even profits (in absolute terms)?
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,344 Location: Nairobi
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Kesh! wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:@wondergirl - The lower prices of copper & aluminum should benefit EA Cables... as does the pickup of demand from KPLC (expansion) & new housing... @VVS... how does lower (as opposed higher) prices for aluminium n copper benefit EA Cables... wouldn't that result in a drop of revenue n possibly even profits (in absolute terms)? Depends on their contracts but EA Cables is NOT a 'producer' of copper or aluminum... thus it has to pass on cost of raw materials... More buyers if the price is lower... Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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