Editor's Review

Kenya Power confirmed that it had restored power supply to 90 percent of the affected customers.

On Monday, August 10, Kenya Power confirmed that it had restored power to 90 percent of the households affected by the power supply interruption following the fire at Musaga Substation on Friday night.

The power supply company explained that it had successfully transferred customers connected to the substation to alternative supply points.

However, the Company stated that some areas were still experiencing low voltage, but assured that the issue was being resolved.

"To minimise the impact of the outage, customers who were previously served by Musaga Substation have been transferred to alternative supply points through Webuye, Mumias, Eldoret, Kitale, Kisumu and Rang’ala substations.

"However, some customers may continue to experience low voltage as the network operates under these temporary arrangements," the statement read in part.

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Kenya Power staff at the Musaga substation.

Managing Director and CEO, Dr Eng. Joseph Siror visited the site to inspect restoration efforts, including the recovery of damaged control and protection cables and laying new cables to restore the protection systems for the 132/33kV transmission lines serving Tororo, Webuye, Lessos and Mumias.

"This work is critical to safely bringing the affected transmission lines and the substation back into operation. Efforts are also underway to secure replacement transformers and restore the full capacity of Musaga Substation," the statement continued.

The firm thanked customers affected by the outage for their patience and understanding following the power supply interruption.

Kenya Power stated that its teams have been working around the clock to restore power supply to customers affected by the incident.

Five counties, Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya and Vihiga, were left in the dark on August 7 after the fire broke out at the Musaga substation. Kenya Power shared a video of the inferno but did not disclose its cause.

The incident came days after customers in Nairobi, Coast, Mt Kenya and parts of the Central Rift experienced a power outage from around 7 pm lasting for about four hours depending on the location.