List of neighbourhoods set to be hit by power blackout
Nairobi County is amongst three counties expected to be hit by a power blackout today, Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
In a tweet, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) said that the areas would be affected by the “scheduled power interruptions”.
Areas within Nairobi that will be affected by the blackout include part of Kisaju in Isinya Town.
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The specific listed areas are; Musa Primary School, Fred’s Ranch, Kenchic in Kitengela, Masai Cables, Enkasiti, Ostrich Farm, Exotic Penina, Marvel Greens, Sucos, Korompoi, Oltoroto, Salem Quarry, Hawa, Kisaju, Imara Steel, Maua Agritech, Zenith, and nearby customers.
Kisii County was also listed and will be affected by the power interruptions. The specific areas that will be affected include; Nyosia, Keumbu, Eremo, Keboba, Nyabisabo, Ibeno, Nyanturago, Kabosi, Irondi, Kiamokama Factory, Kirwa, Kangwana, Chirichiro, Riondonga, Mwembe, Borangi, Nyamache Factory and Maji Mazuri.
Other areas include; Kionduso, Kebuko, Nyamache market, Kiobegi, Gionseri, Tukiamwana, Igare, Emenwa, Boitangare, Nyamagwa, and other adjacent customers.
In Kakamega County, the blackout will be experienced in Shikoti Area. The specific areas include; Shikoti Mission and Market, Emachembe, Tumaini Community, Ebutenje, Shiyongo, Emukaya, Eshihoni, Esumeyia, and adjacent customers.
This comes just a week after Nairobi County experienced a similar power blackout that affected the areas of Umoja.
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The specific areas that were affected causing losses to many businesses, include; Consolidated Bank, Umoja 1 sector D, E, F, G, H and J.
Such blackouts have been experienced in the country almost on a daily basis where various parts are affected.
This comes at a time when KPLC has been warned of competition in the coming months after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) revealed that it is working on regulations to allow electricity producers to sell power directly to all consumer groups.
EPRA said that the regulations would set the stage for producers like KenGen to sell power directly to large consumers like factories.
The regulations, if adopted, will operationalise provisions of the Energy Act 2019 that allows for opening up of the electricity distribution market.
The sector’s opening up is expected to hit revenues of the State-owned electricity distributor. Still, it is aimed at boosting the reliability of electricity amid a growing number of large consumers shifting to alternative power sources due to the cost and unreliability of the national grid.
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