Kenya Power

The Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital is a key facility in the coastal region, But it experienced outage earlier in the week, especially on ...

[drama ensured in Mombasa](https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/counties/497158-mombasa-county-askaris-impound-kplc-vehicles-disconnecting-power-supply-coast-referral-hospital/) on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, after the county inspectorate officers impounded Kenya Power vehicles. There was a traffic snarl-up along the Sheikh Abdalla Farsy Road the two Kenya Power vehicles stopped in the middle of the road forcing the county officers to get from their vehicles and force the Kenya Power drivers to drive on. [shared on Twitter by NTV Kenya](https://twitter.com/ntvkenya/status/1633115594894499840?t=OXYAQ7V6kjmhr_kSMMs9jg&s=19), the county askaris blocked the two Kenya Power vehicles from leaving the area after disconnecting the power supply. [Kenya](https://kiswahili.tuko.co.ke/tags/siasa-za-kenya/) Power said it [regrets this incident and apologises ](https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/counties/496795-kenya-power-blackout-hits-parts-country-following-system-disturbance/)to the hospital for any inconvenience caused. [a statement](https://twitter.com/KenyaPower/status/1634091202629836800), Kenya Power said that the electricity supply to [Mombasa county](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tags/mombasa-county-news/) offices and Kongowea market was disconnected on Monday, March 6, 2023, over a pending bill of KSh 120 million. "On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a line supplying power to the Coast General Hospital and its environs tripped and upon restoration, the hospital remained without power supply because of faulty equipment that resulted from a flashover on the unit supplying electricity to the hospital," the statement reads in part.

MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 10 - Kenya Power and Lightning Company (KPLC) disconnected power to Kongowea Market and Mombasa County offices over Sh120 million Kenya ...

At the same time, the Company wishes to reiterate that protection of life, in whatever form is our top priority.” “On Tuesday, 7th March 2023, a line supplying power to tripped and upon restoration, the hospital remained without supply because of faulty equipment,” KPLC said in a statement. However, it blamed a power blackout that hit the Coast General Hospital and its environs on a faulty equipment that resulted from a flashover on the unit supplying electricity to the hospital.