https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/agency-to-purchase-poles-for-sh60-000-a-piece-3280264The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) is seeking 15,000 electricity poles made from bamboo in a shift towards long-lasting eco-friendly posts.
The company has started tendering for the poles from local firms, making the first time the composite poles will be used in a large-scale electricity transmission project.
Kenya Power, Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) and REREC agreed to start using the bamboo-made poles, diversifying from concrete and wooden posts-- which have a shorter lifespan and are therefore more expensive over time.
The rural electrification agency will use the composite poles in swampy areas and zones infested with termites, which cut the wooden posts' life span to five years.
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REREC reckons the eco-friendly poles can last more than 75 years compared with less than 10 years for wooden posts and between 15 and 30 years for concrete masts.
The state-run agency has set a cap of Sh50,000 for a composite pole compared with Sh25,000 and Sh12,000 for concrete and wooden posts respectively.
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