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Kenya Power eyes emergency repair system to stem blackouts

Kenya Power technicians repairing electricity cables in Bondeni area, Mombasa County. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Kenya Power now plans to procure new specialised equipment in a bid to facilitate a faster response to increasing blackouts in the country.

The embattled State-controlled electricity distributor, which is currently seeking a substantive chief executive, said in internal documents it plans to urgently purchase an emergency restoration system (ERS towers) amid the increasing frequency of nationwide power outages.

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