Nairobi, Jan. 11 -- Kenya Power will buy 14,500 meters and transformers for industries and large businesses as the utility races to protect revenues and reduce billing disputes amid a steady growth in connections and consumption.

The State-owned firm floated the tender to procure 4,500 pieces of Low Voltage Current Transformers (LVCT) with capacities of 500/5A (Amperes) to 1000/5A and 10,000 pieces of three-phase smart meters.

The purchase is part of the company's efforts to have enough transformers for stepping down electricity and smart meters to track consumption anomalies.

"The accelerated smart metering marked a major step in strengthening Kenya Power's ability to monitor, measure and respond to consumption anomalies in real time,...