The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) is a 100% state-owned corporation incorporated on 2nd December, 2008 under the Company’s Act, Cap 486 as a State Corporation pursuant to the Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy.

SENIOR OFFICER PROJECT PLANNING & ECONOMIC REGULATION – (KET 5) (1POSITION) REF: KET/5/1C/40/173-B (9/2023) ON PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Reporting to Manager, Strategy and Corporate Planning.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking project planning, economic appraisal of projects, tariffs settings and economic regulatory affairs in the Company.

Key Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks

• Coordinating estimation of transmission license fees and other relevant national and regional economic regulatory obligations for the Company and drafting requisite management reports and papers;
• Developing draft advisory services to the Management on Transmission tariffs and other regulatory obligations;
• Providing support for effective linkages with the Ministry of Energy, Regulatory Agency and other utilities during Retail Tariffs reviews and hearings and during the development of national and sector plans;
• Supervising performance and capacity building of the staff in the unit.
• Preparing Transmission tariffs and wheeling charges and provides inputs into the associated interconnection and wheeling agreements;
• Undertaking drafting of the Transmission Master Plan and requisite management paper and reports;
• Developing responses to the regulatory agency and other utilities during tariff reviews and hearings;
• Preparing proposals and concepts for financing & investment strategies for the organization in line with the Transmission Master Plan;
• Undertaking financial and economic evaluation of new projects during feasibility studies and projects appraisal;
• Undertaking activities on PPP projects and liaising with the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit and development partners including drafting of requests for support, framework development and projects preparation documents;
• Outlining frameworks for regional electricity trade and open access for the organization in liaison with other sector utilities and regional power organizations;
• Reviewing generation projects feasibility studies to ensure alignment with the company planned projects, sector plans, national plans and in line with the regulatory and policy framework;
• Representing the Company’s interest in the drafting of regional, national and sector policies and regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications & Skills required

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics/Projects Planning/Strategic Management or related field from a recognized institution;
• Must have Economic/utility regulation course lasting not less than ten (10) days;
• Supervisory or Management course lasting not less than two (2) weeks;
• Must have six (6) years’ relevant experience.