Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months
1 year, 3 months ago

Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A power blackout hit Kenya on Sunday evening, paralyzing large parts of the country, and the transport minister called for an investigation into “possible acts of sabotage and coverup” over the third nationwide outage in three months. Noting the recent big outages, Transport Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said soon after visiting the airport late Sunday that "we are making a formal request to the National Police Service to investigate possible acts of sabotage and coverup.” The state-run utility, Kenya Power, blamed the blackout on a “system disturbance” and said the problem was being addressed by technicians. Later Sunday, Kenya Power issued an update saying it had restored electricity service to parts of the country, including some residential districts in the capital, but many areas in Kenya remained without power Monday morning During a similar blackout last month, it took engineers over 12 hours to restore power in most parts of the country. Kenyans on social media demanded answers from Kenya Power over the frequent power outages following Sunday’s failure, while others mocked the agency, saying it was worse than power companies in Nigeria and South Africa, where rationing or load-shedding, as it is known, is common.

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South Africa’s Electricity Minister on Edge Over Strained Supply
3 weeks, 1 day ago

South Africa’s Electricity Minister on Edge Over Strained Supply

Live Mint  

-- South Africa remains vulnerable to power outages due to unplanned breakdowns at existing plants and delays in bringing new ones on line, the country’s electricity minister warned. Africa’s largest economy was subjected to years of rolling blackouts as state utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which provides more than 80% of South Africa’s electricity, failed to keep pace with demand. …

Nigeria’s major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigeria’s major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano suffered blackouts Thursday as the country’s electricity grid collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this year. Africa’s most populous country has the potential to generate 13,000 megawatts, but can only transmit 4,000 megawatts due to weak infrastructure, the transmission company said last year. Last …

Ecuador hit by nationwide blackout, leaving 17 million in the dark
9 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador hit by nationwide blackout, leaving 17 million in the dark

CNN  

CNN — Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people without power. The blackout — which affected hospitals, homes, and a major subway system — was caused by maintenance and transmission issues in the country’s electrical system, authorities said. The latest saw Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declare an energy …

Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months
1 year, 3 months ago

Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A power blackout hit Kenya on Sunday evening, paralyzing large parts of the country, and the transport minister called for an investigation into “possible acts of sabotage and coverup” over the third nationwide outage in three months. Noting the recent big outages, Transport Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said soon after visiting the airport late Sunday that “we are …

Ghana plunged into darkness as country faces economic woes
1 year, 5 months ago

Ghana plunged into darkness as country faces economic woes

CNN  

CNN — Large swaths of Ghana are facing power blackouts due to gas shortages at a major power facility, the nation’s power operator said, compounding the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. “Dumsor is fully back, no announced timetables, no communication, nothing, just frequent random power outages,” one Ghanian said of the latest power cut on X, formerly known as …

South Africa hopes to ease crippling blackouts as major power station recovers
1 year, 5 months ago

South Africa hopes to ease crippling blackouts as major power station recovers

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African officials are hoping that the gradual recovery of one of the country’s biggest coal-fired power stations will reduce crippling power blackouts. At least two units at the Kusile power station have been restored in the last three weeks, adding 1,600 megawatts to the national grid and reducing the rolling power blackouts, which can last up to …

Cause of Kenya’s longest power outage in memory remains unclear as grid suppliers exchange blame
1 year, 7 months ago

Cause of Kenya’s longest power outage in memory remains unclear as grid suppliers exchange blame

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The longest nationwide power outage in Kenyans’ memory remained a mystery Sunday as the government-owned power company blamed a failure at Africa’s largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead. Some of Kenya’s more than 50 million people, including in the capital, Nairobi, saw power return almost 24 hours after the massive outage …

Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology
1 year, 7 months ago

Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Much of Kenya awoke Saturday …

Power returns to most of Kenya after a 14-hour outage, longest in recent memory, shuts down airport
1 year, 7 months ago

Power returns to most of Kenya after a 14-hour outage, longest in recent memory, shuts down airport

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Electricity was being restored in most parts of Kenya on Saturday, 14 hours after the longest outage in recent memory, the majority government-owned power distributor said. “There is no excuse worth reporting and there is no reason why our airport is in darkness.” Kenya Power later on Saturday said it had restored service in most areas. Around …

South Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts
2 years, 6 months ago

South Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had an urgent meeting scheduled with his Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss the country’s electricity crisis, which has led to unprecedented levels of nationwide power blackouts in Africa’s most developed economy. “Will load-shedding stages decline over time going forward, will we go back to Stage 6, or might we even move beyond Stage …

South Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts
2 years, 6 months ago

South Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South African President Cyril Ramaphosa …

South Africa’s record rolling blackouts raise recession risk
5 years, 3 months ago

South Africa’s record rolling blackouts raise recession risk

Al Jazeera  

South Africa’s state power company intensified rolling blackouts to a record, signaling a deepening crisis at the debt-ridden utility and raising the risk of a second recession in as many years. “There’s no way that hot on the heels of the previous quarter’s negative growth in GDP with this type of humongous and material disruption to the continuity of business …

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