The country’s main supplier, Kenya Power and Lighting Company, did not specify the cause of the outage.
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Localized power outages are not uncommon in Kenya, but the country has recently experienced several large-scale blackouts. Much of Kenya, including the capital Nairobi, was plunged into darkness on Friday evening, August 30, the country’s main electricity supplier, Kenya Power and Lighting Company, said.
Six of the eight regions of the national electricity grid were completely without power at around 9:30 p.m. (local time). “We have lost power supply in several parts of the country, except the North Rift region and some parts of the Western region”Kenya Power and Lighting Company said, without giving details on the cause of the outage.
“We regret the inconvenience caused and ask our customers to be patient as we work to restore normal power supply as soon as possible.”
The Kenya Power and Lighting Companyquoted by AFP
However, air traffic was not disrupted at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, one of the main ones in East Africa. “The airport’s emergency power systems and generators were activated quickly following tonight’s national grid outage, ensuring that a full power supply was maintained without interruption to services or flight operations.”the Kenya Airports Authority said on social media platform X.
