Govt to introduce power rationing to solve frequent outages
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir (left), flanked by Principal Secretary Alex Wachira, speaks to the media at Kawi House, Nairobi on December 11, 2023 regarding the nationwide power outage that occurred on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
The CS said he was also a victim of Sunday's blackout, saying the blackout occurred as he was being cleared at JKIA after he arrived in the country.
Mr Chirchir said some of the connectivity lines in Western region are overloaded and need to be relieved to reduce cases of blackouts.
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has identified the main problem behind the frequent blackouts reported in the country, the latest of which occurred on Sunday night paralyzing businesses across the country.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has explained that the outage that was reported on Sunday was caused by an overload between Muhoroni and Kisumu occasioned by a sudden demand against its normal supply, which is 80 Megawatts (MW).
