Kenya: Electricity Supply Restored To Nairobi, Other Affected Areas

Kenya Power says power supply has fully been restored to all parts of the country which experienced a blackout after a system disturbance on Thursday.

“Electricity to all parts of the country has been restored following a system breakdown emanating from the Coast Region that caused a major power outage affecting many parts of Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast Regions.

“The fault lasted for between 22 minutes and three hours in varied parts of the country including Nairobi, Coast, Central and Mt. Kenya regions,” the company said in a statement.

“Kenya Power sincerely regrets the inconvenience to customers,” it said.

For the better part of Thursday afternoon, parts of the country were hit with a blackout, which was attributed to a system disturbance barely three weeks after a similar blackout left businesses counting losses.

“We have lost bulk power supply to various parts of the country due to a system disturbance and we are working to restore normalcy within the shortest time possible,” said Kenya Power in a statement on Thursday.

The firm said it would issue an update on the restoration progress in due course.

The blackout followed the power outage that hit Nairobi, Mount Kenya and coastal regions early this month, disrupting businesses.

Kenya Power also attributed the blackout to a system disturbance.

In December last year, parts of the transmission network connecting Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) to Suswa collapsed, affecting the evacuation of power from Marsabit.

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com

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