- Affected areas in the North Rift region include Eldoret Quarry and Racecourse Kapseret in Uasin Gishu county, with outages scheduled from 9am to 3pm
- In the Mt. Kenya region, areas such as Turracco, Maritati, and Doldol in Laikipia county will experience a full-day outage from 8am to 5pm
- Coastal areas of Kilifi county, including parts of Mnarani, Vipingo, and Jaribuni, will also be affected by a planned outage running from 9am to 5pm
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The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has announced scheduled electricity interruptions in three regions on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, as part of routine maintenance works.
The company listed multiple areas in Mt. Kenya, the North Rift and Coast regions. The interruptions are expected to last for between four to nine hours, depending on the region.
KPLC emphasised that these planned outages are necessary to facilitate the maintenance and upgrading of power lines, the connection of new customers, and the replacement of lines affected by road construction.
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Which areas will experience power outage?
“Good Evening. The listed areas will be affected by planned power maintenance tomorrow (30th April 2025),” KPLC announced.
North Rift Region – Parts of Uasin Gishu county
- Area: Eldoret Quarry – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm).
The Eldoret quarry and adjacent customers will be affected.
- Area: Racecourse Kapseret – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm).
Racecourse Hosp, Unity Homes, Kapseret Centre, Cibien Quarry, St. Georges Chepkatet and adjacent customers.
Mt. Kenya Region – Parts of Laikipia county
- Area: Turracco, Maritati, Doldol – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm).
Colour Crops, Turracco, Kalalu Farm, Ibis Farm, Greenland Farm, GAW, Sirimon, Umande, Kwa Mumero, Ngenia, Mia Moja, Kithithina Timau Mkt, Siraji, Oldonyo, Batian, Ngarendare, Embori Flowers, Uhuru Flowers, Kisima Flowers, PJ Dave Ltd, Timaflor, AAA Growers Kisima Sec, Kongoni Farm, Mbuju Pri, Thamba Ngombe, Tambuzi, Kiambogo Pri, Ngusishi, Siraji, Nelion, Oldonyo, Timaflour Farms, Ethi, Marania, Wangu Farm, Kongoni, Timaflour 5 & adjacent customers.
Coast Region – Parts of Kilifi county
- Area: Parts of Kilifi – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm).
Parts of Mnarani, Vipingo, Kadzinduni, MCL, Kapecha, Jaribuni, Dzitsoni, Chasimba, Ziani, Pingilikani, Mazuka & adjacent customers.
Kenya Power tariff categories
In other news, KPLC clarified why many Kenyans are receiving fewer electricity units for the same amount of money, attributing the issue to tariff classifications based on consumption patterns.
Customers who consistently use less than 30 units per month over three consecutive billing cycles qualify for the Lifeline Tariff, which offers electricity at the lowest rate of KSh 15 per unit.
However, if a customer’s average monthly usage exceeds 30 units during this period, they are automatically moved to a higher tariff category,either the Domestic Ordinary Tariff (for 31–100 units) or the Commercial Tariff (for usage above 100 units), resulting in a higher per-unit cost and fewer tokens for the same spending.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
