Wednesday 8 June 2016

Kenya nationwide blackout caused by rogue monkey


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Image posted by Kenya's electricity supplier KenGen showing a monkey that triggered a nationwide blackout - 7 June 2016Image copyrightKENGEN KENYA
Image captionKenGen posted an image of the offending monkey, that survived
A single monkey caused a nationwide blackout in Kenya after falling on to a crucial piece of equipment.
The monkey fell on a transformer at the Gitaru hydroelectric power station on Tuesday, electricity provider KenGen said in a statement.
The transformer then tripped, resulting in the loss of 180 megawatts of energy and triggering a blackout across Kenya.
Power was restored almost four hours later and the monkey survived its adventure, KenGen said.
It has now been taken in by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
"KenGen power installations are secured by electric fencing which keeps away marauding wild animals," the statement said.
"We regret this isolated incident and the company is looking at ways of further enhancing security at all our power plants."
The Business Daily Africa website reported that businesses bore the brunt of Tuesday's blackout.
Many had installed generators as a result of previous blackouts, it said.
A female vervet monkey eats while seated on a pine branch in Balgowan on June 27, 2010Image copyrightAFP/GETTY IMAGES
Image captionThe monkey appeared to be a vervet monkey, which is native to Kenya
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