Kenya is experiencing a national power outage after a high voltage transmission line connecting broke on Tuesday.
“We have lost power supply due to collapsed towers on Kiambere – Embakasi high voltage transmission power line at 10:45 a.m.(0745 GMT) this morning,” Kenya Power said in a statement on its Twitter account.
“Our engineers are working to restore electricity supply as the repairs are being undertaken.
— The Kenya Power & Lighting Company Plc. (@KenyaPower) January 11, 2022
Kenya Power High Voltage transmission towers have collapsed in Mukuru near Imara Daima Railway station in Embakasi South along Mombasa road. This is the cause of the blackout. KPLC engineers are already there undertaking repairs. Seems like the blackout will take longer. pic.twitter.com/yQzyKdDbBp
— 𝐉𝐆 (@JamalGaddafi) January 11, 2022
Kenya Power is state-controlled and it is the sole electricity distributor and the bulk of its power comes from Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen).
Kenya Power’s core business is transmission, distribution and retail of electricity purchased in bulk from Kenya Electricity Generating Company Plc (KenGen), Independent Power Producers (IPPs), as well
as imports from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL), Ethiopia Electric Utility (EEU) and Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO).
Power Supply Restored in Kenya After 4-hour Nationwide Outage
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