Nairobi: A monkey caused a massive blackout in Kenya after falling on a key transformer in the country&rsquo;s largest hydroelectric plant, the KenGen power generating company said on Wednesday.
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The wild primate climbed onto the roof of Gitaru plant, located on the Tana river, 160 km north of capital Nairobi, and fell onto a key transformer, Efe news reported. The activated transformer overloaded the plant, leading to a loss of 180 mW of power and triggering a nationwide blackout that lasted four hours.
&ldquo;We regret this isolated incident,&rdquo; said KenGen in a statement. The monkey survived and is being looked after by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

A monkey caused a massive blackout in Kenya after falling on a key transformer in the country&rsquo;s largest hydroelectric plant, the KenGen power generating company said on Wednesday.

Wild monkey plunges Kenya into darkness

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