{"id":198905,"date":"2023-12-13T11:10:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=198905"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:10:15","slug":"kenya-power-schedules-power-cuts-in-six-counties-for-grid-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/kenya-power-schedules-power-cuts-in-six-counties-for-grid-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Power Schedules Power Cuts in Six Counties for Grid Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:56\">Heads up, residents of Machakos, Vihiga, Migori, Kilifi, Murang&#8217;a, and Laikipia! Kenya Power has announced planned power interruptions on Wednesday, December 13th, to ensure the long-term reliability of the national grid.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:110\">Don&#8217;t panic, these cuts are part of routine maintenance, a crucial step in keeping the lights on across Kenya. But knowing your local schedule is key, so here&#8217;s a quick breakdown:<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:49\"><strong>Machakos:<\/strong> Konza City, AP Camp, Highway Grill, Universal Briquettes, and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:73\"><strong>Vihiga:<\/strong> Kima Market, Coptic Hospital, Ebusiralo, and other locations.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:54\"><strong>Migori:<\/strong> Ikerege, Gamasisi, Nguku, and other areas.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:86\"><strong>Kilifi:<\/strong> Vipingo Beach Properties,<span class=\"animating\"> Utalii College,<\/span> and several residential estates.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:30\"><strong>Murang&#8217;a:<\/strong> Gakurari Market.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:26\"><strong>Laikipia:<\/strong> Bantu Lodge.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:189\">This news comes after recent nationwide blackouts, prompting the Ministry of Energy to take action. Energy CS Davis Chirchir explained the outages by high demand tripping the western supply line.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:71\">To avoid future disruptions, Kenya Power&#8217;s proactive approach includes:<\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"23:1-25:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:119\"><strong>Scheduled maintenance:<\/strong>\u00a0These planned cuts allow for targeted repairs and upgrades,\u00a0minimizing future disruptions.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"24:1-25:0\"><strong>Strategic load shedding:<\/strong>\u00a0This temporary reduction in power to specific areas helps prevent system overload and protect the grid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"26:1-26:266\">These initiatives address the root cause of many outages \u2013 underinvestment in power generation and transmission infrastructure. By prioritizing maintenance and strategic load shedding, Kenya Power aims to build a more resilient and efficient power grid for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heads up, residents of Machakos, Vihiga, Migori, Kilifi, Murang&#8217;a, and Laikipia! Kenya Power has announced planned power interruptions on Wednesday, December 13th, to ensure the long-term reliability of the national grid. Don&#8217;t panic, these cuts are part of routine maintenance, a crucial step in keeping the lights on across Kenya. But knowing your local schedule [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6069,"featured_media":193013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[9568,1109],"class_list":["post-198905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-kenya-power-news","tag-kplc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198905"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198908,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198905\/revisions\/198908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}