Government responds over power rationing reports after recent blackout
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Energy PS says government is not planning electricity rationing in country following recent power blackout
Energy PS says government is not planning electricity rationing in country following recent power blackout.
Following Kenyans’ interpretation of Energy CS’s load-shedding strategy as a plan to begin rationing electricity to minimize outages, Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira emphasized on Tuesday that the government is not planning to ration electricity.
The PS stated at Uhuru Gardens that they will not ration power but rather look for more dependable solutions.
“I want to set the record straight and tell Kenyans, we are not in power rationing mode unlike what has been reported,” he stated.
The Energy PS vowed that the country will not experience another blackout.
He revealed that with the continued rainfall, the sector has received more renewable energy that can be distributed across the country.
“During the festive season, I want to assure Kenyans that they will have an adequate supply of power
The clarification comes amid claims Kenya Power will start rationing electricity supply, targeting the Western region to ease pressure on the ageing electricity equipment that struggles to accommodate the sudden increase in demand.
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Speaking on Monday, Energy CS Davis Chirchir announced that power rationing especially in the Nyanza and Western regions, will be the temporary solution put in place.
“We will implement it in a structured way. It will be a limited power rationing and will only happen during peak hours,” Chirchir announced.
“The intervention that we are going to sit down with the engineers to give you some straight answers as we look you in the eye is load shedding, instead of overloading a line and causing the whole country to trip, we will remove some feeders and therefore reduce the electricity demand that flows through a line,” he said.
CS Chirchir attributed this to lack of investment in power generation and transmission is at the root of the challenge.
On this, PS Wachira remarked that the rationing would be implemented between 6 pm to 9.30 pm.
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