KETRACO Technician Riskily Walks Along a Power Line to Fix Blackout (Video)

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Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) is trending on various social media platforms. This time, not because of the nationwide blackout but of a video doing rounds on social media that captured one of its engineers walking on a powerline to correct the hitch that had caused the power outage.

According to a video seen by Litkenya, the technician is seen moving from one electric mast to another distant mast, over 20 meters apart, to remove clamps from the conductors after the lines sagged during conductor stringing.

“The Company through the Safety team has however committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment not just as moral and legal responsibility, but also, as a prerequisite for it to achieve its primary mission of operating an efficient, effective, reliable, and safe national electricity transmission grid,” read part of the statement from KETRACO.

This comes days after Netizens roasted Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) and KETRACO over the national blackout that had hit most parts of the country. KPLC responded to the complaints saying that KETRACO had delays in fixing the Suswa-Embakasi main power line.

“KETRACO is experiencing a delay in restoration of the Suswa-Embakasi power line. Normal electricity supply will resume as soon as KETRACO’s technical team completes the ongoing repair works,” read part of a statement from Kenya Power on Wednesday, January 12.

In Kenya, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is responsible for the development, management, and operation of power plants for supplying electric power to the Kenyan market. KETRACO manages transmission grids and also, the transmission of quality and reliable electricity nationwide to the consumers.

Additionally, KPLC is mandated to maintain the power distribution and transmission network and retail electricity to its customers.

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