KPLC - Kenya Power & Lighting Company
Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited is engaged in the transmission, distribution and retail of electricity purchased in bulk from Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen), Independent Power Producers (IPPs), Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) and Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO). The Company operates in four regions: Nairobi, Coast, West Kenya and Mount Kenya. Its interconnected network of transmission and distribution lines covers about 47,035 kilometers. The national grid is operated as an integral network linked by a 220 kilowatts and 132 kilowatts transmission network.
Kenya Power & Lighting Company is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Kenya Power & Lighting is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “KPLC”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:KPLC is KE0000000349. Kenya Power & Lighting Company is currently the 17th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 21.9 billion, which is about 0.891% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 10.90 |
| Day’s High Price | 11.50 |
| Traded Volume | 589,000 |
| Number of Deals | 141 |
| Gross Turnover | 6.6M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.95B |
| Market Capitalization | 21.9B |
KPLC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +0.9% | +31.8% | +86.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +78.3% | +559% | +133% |
The current share price of Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) is KES 11.20. KPLC closed its last trading day (Tuesday, July 15, 2025) at 11.20 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 0.4% gain over its previous closing price of 11.15 KES. Kenya Power & Lighting began the year with a share price of 4.81 KES and has since gained 133% on that price valuation, ranking it first on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about KPLC knowing the stock has accrued 32% over the past four-week period alone—fourth best on NSE.
Kenya Power & Lighting Company is the sixth most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Apr 11 - Jul 15, 2025). KPLC has traded a total volume of 89.7 million shares—in 8,176 deals—valued at KES 749 million over the period, with an average of 1.42 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 6.61 million was achieved on June 23rd, and a low of 62,500 on April 16th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Kenya Power & Lighting on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-15 | 589,000 | 11.20 | +0.05 | +0.45% |
| 2025-07-14 | 615,200 | 11.15 | +0.10 | +0.90% |
| 2025-07-11 | 798,500 | 11.05 | +0.45 | +4.25% |
| 2025-07-10 | 1,531,400 | 10.60 | -0.20 | -1.85% |
| 2025-07-09 | 1,145,400 | 10.80 | -0.30 | -2.70% |
| 2025-07-08 | 1,473,400 | 11.10 | -0.55 | -4.72% |
| 2025-07-07 | 740,200 | 11.65 | +0.15 | +1.30% |
| 2025-07-04 | 1,703,900 | 11.50 | +0.95 | +9.00% |
| 2025-07-03 | 1,309,400 | 10.55 | +0.77 | +7.87% |
| 2025-07-02 | 3,115,100 | 9.78 |
Profile of Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc
Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc was founded on January 6, 1922 and operates in the Utilities sector, specifically, the Electricity industry. Kenya Power and Lighting Company contracts an estimated total number of 10,480 employees.
Factsheet of Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Electricity
- Address
- Stima Plaza, Kolobot Road, Parklands, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-202-21-251, +254-703-070-707, +254-732-170-170
- Website
- kplc.co.ke
KPLC Industrial Market Competitors
Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc, issuers of the KPLC, Kenya Power 4% Preference Shares (+2.5%) and Kenya Power 7% Preference Shares stocks on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have two market competitors who are also engaged in the Utilities sector and/or Electricity industry. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEGN | KenGen Plc | 46.8B | 7.10 | +95.1% |
| UMME | Umeme Limited | 25.6B | 15.75 | -5.97% |
