Kenya nationwide blackout caused by monkey tripping transformer: KenGen

A nationwide blackout that hit Kenya on Tuesday was caused by a monkey tripping a transformer at a hydropower plant, leading to the loss of more than 180 megawatts from the grid, power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) said. Power distributor Kenya Power and KenGen said electricity supply was knocked out at 11.30 a.m. […]

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