Research Article

Static Voltage Stability Assessment of the Kenyan Power Network

Table 6

Branch reactive power loss sensitivity factors.

Q-modeBranchReactive power loss sensitivity (kVar/MVar)BranchReactive power loss sensitivity (kVar/MVar)

1Embakasi–Dandora2.5094Isinya-Marikana 1 & 2−179.0624
Musaga-Lessos 1 & 20.8824Kiambere–Rabai−124.9418
Tororo-Musaga 1 & 20.3904Embakasi-NRB CBD 1 & 2−59.7014
Ruaraka-Juja RD 1 & 20.0887Garsen–Lamu−53.0434
Lanet–Soilo0.0077Malindi–Garsen−52.3661

2Turkwel–Lessos45.4405Lessos-Muhoroni−26.5927
Sondu–Kisumu20.5669Musaga-Lessos 1 & 2−9.5865
Muhoroni-Chemosit18.4387Tororo-Musaga 1 & 2−4.2409
Kisii–Awendo16.2914Chemosit–Sotik−3.3538
Awendo–Ndiwa15.1228Olkaria–Naivasha−3.1632

3Garsen–Lamu3.2492Embakasi-NRB CBD 1 & 2−13.4090
Rabai–BamburiT2.3760Makindu-Mtito Andei−8.4897
Rabai–Galu2.2821Loiyangalani-Suswa 1 & 2−6.5216
Malindi–Garsen1.4510Isinya-Mariakani 1 & 2−6.5088
BamburiT–Vipingo1.2231Mtito Andei–Manyani−5.9037

4Musaga-Lessos 1 & 23.3821Turkwel–Lessos−51.833
Tororo-Musaga 1 & 21.4962Kainuk–Kalemngorock−35.5561
Naivasha-Ruaraka 1 & 20.7997Kainuk–Lokichar−33.6592
Kanburu–Githambo0.2816Lessos–Muhoroni−5.2900
Kiambere–Kamburu0.1256Isinya-Mariakani 1 & 2−3.6815

5Kindaruma–Mwingi63.8303Mwingi–Garissa−123.4273
Kamburu-Kindaruma10.9145Isinya-Mariakani 1 & 2−23.7598
Musaga-Lessos 1 & 20.3329Embakasi-NRB CBD 1 & 2−19.1630
Tororo-Musaga 1 & 20.1473Kiambere–Rabai−17.1482
RuarakaT-Juja RD 1 & 20.0592Loiyangalani-Suswa 1 & 2−9.16742