The National Assembly has demanded a comprehensive report from the Ministry of Energy on recent nationwide power outages. The two PSs are expected to present the report to the committee on December 18, 2023, at noon at the Mini-Chamber, County Hall. According to the letter, the committee is seeking an explanation for the nationwide power outage that occurred on the night of August 24, November 11 and December 10, 2023. Chirchir indicated that the transmission line, which is designed to carry 80 megawatts, was under pressure from 149 megawatts, which resulted in an overload, causing the nationwide power outage. He stated that the ministry is considering introducing load-shedding on major power lines as a temporary mitigation measure to avoid overloads.

Source: Daily Nation December 11, 2023 14:52 UTC