Kenya Power and lightening company (KPLC) has announced planned power outages across Four counties on Friday, September 19.
In a statement on Thursday, September 18, the power utility firm announced that parts of Nairobi, Murang’a, Nyeri, and Kisumu counties will experience power interruptions.
In Nairobi County, the blackout will affect Mirema Road, Mirema Drive, part of Thome 1, USIU, part of TRM Drive, Safari Park Gardens and adjacent areas from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In Murang’a County, customers in parts of Kandara will also be affected.
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The outage, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., will impact Kandara Children’s Home, Lower Part of Kandara Town, Githuya, Gatundu, Kiriko-Ini, Kandara Primary, Kiriko-Ini PCEA, Kiriko-Ini Catholic, Sunset, Father Murichu’s and nearby customers.
Nyeri County will experience two separate interruptions. The first, running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will affect Mathari Nyewasco Water Tank, St. Teresa School and adjacent customers.
The second, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., will affect Wandumbi Secondary School, Wandumbi Market, DW Nderitu, Kamahuru TBC and surrounding areas.
In Kisumu County, areas of Awasi and Ahero will be without power between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The affected locations include Ogilo Market, Obagu, Masogo Market, Ombeyi Market, Onyalo Biro, Miwani Market and nearby customers.
The company said the planned outages are necessary to facilitate maintenance works, amidst high electricity demand, which recently peaked to reach 2,362.28 megawatts (MW).
Kenya Power attributed the surge in demand to new customer connections and increased grid usage during the cold season.
Kenya Power reported that it connected 401,848 new customers during the financial year ending June 30, 2025.
According to the company, the current cold season has also played a significant role in pushing electricity consumption higher. It reported that most households and businesses rely more on grid power to warm homes and offices.
"We are at various stages of implementation of the last mile connectivity projects that have been commissioned across the country. In addition to these projects, the Company is carrying out other connectivity projects targeting various customer categories, including commercial and industrial consumers. We expect that the onboarding of these customers will push electricity demand further," Kenya Power's Managing Director & CEO, Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror said.
"The new peak demand is a testament to our commitment to drive national electricity access through the deployment of various electrification projects. When we look at our electricity dispatch figures, we realise that electricity demand has increased by 46 MW in the last five months since February, when we had the first peak demand this year. We expect the momentum to continue as we roll out more connectivity projects across the country." He added.
