List of Nairobi estates set to experience water shortage after Friday’s power outage
Nairobi water lists estates to experience water shortage following Friday's power national outage
Nairobi water lists estates to experience water shortage following Friday’s power national outage.
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced that several estates in Nairobi will face water shortage or low pressure following Friday’s electricity outage.
In a statement on Sunday, September 1, NCWSC noted that a transformer at the Gigiri Pumping Station failed to energise after power was restored on Saturday morning.
Due to the failure, the company noted that it was unable to pump water from Gigiri reservoir to Kabete reservoir to augment the water supply from Sasumua and Ruiru dams that serve west of the Uhuru highway.
“On Friday, 30 August 2024, from 9.00 p.m., Nairobi City County experienced a power outage alongside the rest of the country. When power resumed at 5.30am, our 5mva 66/3.3kva transformer stepdown at Gigiri Pumping Station failed to energize.
“This being highly specialized equipment, we sought technical assistance from Kenya Power and Lighting Company for fault diagnosis. Since yesterday, we are with Kenya power engineers on-site working,” NCWSC stated.
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Affected areas include those along Limuru road, including Parklands, Ngara area, Aga Khan Hospital, University of Nairobi School of Law and City Park area, Gigiri, United Nation-Gigiri, new Muthaiga and Red Hill.
Areas along Naivasha Road, Kikuyu Road, Kawangware, Riruta/Satellite, Uthiru, and Ndwaru Road will be affected.
Other areas include James Gichuru Road, Lang’ata Road, Waiyaki Way, Riverside, Westlands, Lavington, Kilimani, and Kileleshwa.
Estates along Lang’ata Road, such as Madaraka, Karen, Lang’ata, and Kibra, as well as parts of South C, will also experience water shortage.
“We appeal to our customers for patience and urge them to use the available water sparingly as we work towards restoring normalcy at the earliest opportunity,” NCWSC stated.
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