A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing parts of the country, including the main airport in the capital Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing large parts of the country, including the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world.
Sunday’s outage began around 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) and was the third national power supply failure within the last three months.
The state-run utility, Kenya Power, blamed the the blackout on a “system disturbance” which it claimed was being addressed by technicians.
“We have lost electricity supply to various parts of the country due to a suspected fault affecting the power system,” a statement said.
During a similar blackout last month, it took over engineers over 12 hours to restore power in most parts of the country.
The latest blackout in Kenya comes at a time when the country is facing high fuel prices which many have blamed for millions of dollars in losses to businesses and the wider economy, which is struggling badly.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing large parts of the country, including the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world.
Sunday’s outage began around 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) and was the third national power supply failure within the last three months.
The state-run utility, Kenya Power, blamed the the blackout on a “system disturbance” which it claimed was being addressed by technicians.
“We have lost electricity supply to various parts of the country due to a suspected fault affecting the power system,” a statement said.
During a similar blackout last month, it took over engineers over 12 hours to restore power in most parts of the country.
The latest blackout in Kenya comes at a time when the country is facing high fuel prices which many have blamed for millions of dollars in losses to businesses and the wider economy, which is struggling badly.
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