Kenya Power traces its history from 1908 when Harrali Esmailjee Jeevanjee, a Mombasa based merchant, acquired a generator from the Sultan of Zanzibar, leading to the formation of the Mombasa Electric Power and Lighting Company whose mandate was to provide electricity to the island.
Kenya Power traces its history from 1875 when Seyyied Barghash, the Sultan of Zanzibar, acquired a generator to light his palace and nearby streets. This generator was acquired in1908 by Harrali Esmailjee Jeevanjee, a Mombasa based merchant, leading to the formation of the Mombasa Electric Power and Lighting Company whose mandate was to provide electricity to the island.