- Kenya Power listed areas in parts of six counties that would experience between seven and nine hours of outage on Wednesday, February 4
- The residents in the affected areas and their neighbouring customers were advised to plan accordingly to prevent any inconveniences
- KPLC highlighted the importance of power interruptions during maintenance, including the connection of new customers
Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has five years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features in digital and print media.
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has scheduled maintenance in parts of five counties on Wednesday, February 4.
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The outage, which will also affect adjacent customers in the listed areas, will last between seven and nine hours; hence, the need for earlier preparations.
“Notice is hereby given under Rule 27 of the Electric Power Rules That the electricity supply will be interrupted as hereunder: It is necessary to interrupt supply periodically in order to facilitate maintenance and upgrade of power lines to the network, to connect new customers, or to replace power lines during road construction, etc,” KPLC stated.
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The utility firm stated that the counties to be affected include Homa Bay, Nyeri, Laikipia, Bungoma, and Nandi.
Which areas will experience outages tomorrow?
Bungoma
Area: Chebukaka (from 9am to 3pm)
Makhonge, Korosuandet, Mpkani, Makhonge, and Chebukeke.
Homa Bay
Area: Oyugis Town, Karabok (from 9am to 4pm)
Oyugis Town, Nyangiela, Ombek, Mathenge, God Ber, Ouru, Nyalenda, Riat, Yala Kotieno, Kalanding, Karabok, Nyabola, and Ondingo.
Area: Sindo, Nyandiwa, Magunga (from 9am to 4.30pm)
Mbita High School, Gingo, Sindo Market, Victory Farms, Nyandiwa Market, Magunga Market, and NYS.
Nyeri
Area: Gatuamba S/centre, Kwa Mberita (from 9am to 5pm)
Gatuamba, Kwa Mberita, Ndiriti, Gatuamba Secondary School, and Gaturiri Dairy.
Area: Kanjora, Njoguini (from 9am to 5pm)
Kanjora Primary School, Ha-Boithi, Munandaini, Kahigaini, Njoguini, Thatha, Kinaini Village, Kimathi Secondary School, Kimathi, Kanyinya Village, and Karunaini TBC.
Area: Kianjogu Coffee Factory, Thaithi Market (from 9am to 5pm)
Rititi Village, Kianjogu Coffee Factory, Kianjogu Village, Thaithi Market, Mahiga–Ini Village, Kianjogu Dispensary, Cheru Village, Safaricom Boosters, and Airtel Boosters.
Laikipia
Parts of Laikipia County Area: Timau, Maritati, Ngusichi (from 9am to 5pm)
Timau Market, Ngusichi Market, Kwa Nganga Market, Siraj Farm, Batian Farm, Big Flower Farm, Lolmalik Farm, Maritati Market, Riverside, Kiambogo Market, Ethi Market, Ngara Ndare Market, Oldonyo Farm, Kirinyaga Seeds, Master Mind Farm, Timau River Lodge, and Kiguru Market.
Nandi
Area: Kapchemoiywo (from 9am to 6pm)
Kapchemoiywo and its neighbouring customers.
KPLC introduces new meter reading technology
Meanwhile, KPLC announced the introduction of a new meter reading technology, the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system, to improve billing accuracy, speed up data collection, and eliminate errors associated with manual entry.
Source: UGC
Commercial Cycle Manager Richard Wida stated that the technology allows meter readers to scan displays, which automatically capture and process readings with greater precision.
Wida noted that the automated scanning also reduces meter reading time and curbs inaccuracies that often emerge when readings are keyed in manually.
Kenya Power planned to transition 1.8 million postpaid meters to OCR-based reading for the monthly billing of customers currently requiring physical meter readings.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
