In the wake of the blackout that hit Kenya over the weekend, affecting most parts of the country, including Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), two senior energy officials have been summoned to appear before the national assembly. “The loss triggered an imbalance in the power system and tripped all other main generation units and stations, leading to a total outage of the grid. Airport head fired in wake of Kenya blackoutThe outage at the airport which left passengers stranded for hours, saw the head of Kenya Airports Authority Alex Gitari fired by Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. Another senior official at the airport had also been relieved of his duties and reportedly demoted. Kenya: Geothermal well expected to feed 22MW into gridThe state-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday that the National Assembly Committee on Energy has summoned Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir and Kenya Power CEO Joseph Siror to appear before it next Thursday to address the power outage.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 28, 2023 13:54 UTC