This archive report was first published on 9 May 2020.
Kenya Power Company faced a nationwide power outage on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 5:49 am, due to a system disturbance on the transmission network.
According to the utility firm, engineers were working to identify the cause of the hitch and restore power supply to the national grid.
At the time of the outage, the energy ministry had announced an upsurge in water levels in key hydroelectricity dams due to heavy rains and flooding in parts of the country.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter had earlier stated that Masinga, which supports power production at the Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station, had exceeded its reservoir capacity, reaching a historical 1,057.9 meters above sea level.
