由于基础设施老化和能源不可靠,尽管需求高,但肯尼亚仍面临电力削减。
Kenya faces power cuts despite high demand, due to aging infrastructure and unreliable energy sources.
肯尼亚正在经历日益恶化的能源危机,威廉·鲁托总统证实,由于发电量不足,预定在下午5时至10时之间停电,尽管肯根声称,在2025年10月创纪录的2 411.98兆瓦需求高峰期间,KenGen没有卸载任何负荷。
Kenya is experiencing a worsening energy crisis with President William Ruto confirming scheduled power cuts between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. due to insufficient generation, despite KenGen's claim of no load shedding during a record October 2025 demand peak of 2,411.98 megawatts.
虽然官方数据显示能力略高于需求,但由于基础设施老化、可靠发电有限和严重依赖可变可再生能源,有效可发送电力受到制约。
While official data shows capacity slightly exceeds demand, effective dispatchable power is constrained by aging infrastructure, limited reliable generation, and heavy reliance on variable renewables.
该国正在越来越多地使用热电厂,从埃塞俄比亚和乌干达进口电力,并重新启动退役设施,显示电网压力。
The country is increasingly using thermal plants, importing electricity from Ethiopia and Uganda, and restarting retired facilities, signaling grid stress.
专家们警告说,存在系统性的投资不足和规划不善的现象,这与1990年代和2000年代的以往危机相呼应,使人们对长期能源安全感到关切,尽管目前有人声称没有普遍实行配给。
Experts warn of systemic underinvestment and poor planning, echoing past crises from the 1990s and 2000s, raising concerns over long-term energy security despite current claims of no widespread rationing.