- Kenya Power on Thursday confirmed a nationwide power outage affecting various parts of the country.
- Some Kenyans took to social media to express their displeasure over the utility’s outages even after adding more power to the grid from Ethiopia.
On Thursday, November 24, Kenya Power confirmed a nationwide power outage affecting various parts of the country. Kenya Power, in a statement, affirmed that the blackout was attributed to losing bulk power supply due to a system disturbance and assured Kenyans that its technical team was handling the issue to restore the situation.
Some Kenyans took to social media to express their displeasure over the utility’s outages even after adding more power to the grid from Ethiopia. @kienyeji_ com asked, “I operate a business that is dependent on electricity. Are we going to get refunds for the losses incurred?” KPLC explained the widespread power outage experienced across several estates in Nairobi, stating that the interruption in power supply was caused by mechanical problems on several lines feeding the estates.
The feeder affected includes the Breweries 1 line, which feeds several estates along the Thika Super Highway. In addition, the Ministry of Energy recently announced its plan to inject 200MW into the national grid. The importation deal was signed between KPLC and Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) during former president Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration in July 2022. The Ministry of Energy, in a statement, said, “We are carrying out pre-commissioning tests that will pave the way for the injection of 200MW into the national grid”.