Zimbabwe experiences a nationwide power outage on Monday evening after a technical fault affects the national electricity grid, leaving the country without electricity. The outage is recorded at 6:24 pm local time (1624 GMT). Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says the grid collapse occurs across the country and that all relevant departments are notified as processes for power restoration are under way. ZETDC does not provide a detailed explanation for the cause of the nationwide failure.
ZESA Holdings, the power utility group associated with the national electricity system, attributes the blackout to “a technical fault” on its network. Other reports describe the same timing and nationwide impact, noting that ZESA scrambles to restore power following the collapse of the grid.
As of the reports, no further information on the specific origin of the fault or the full timetable for restoration is provided. The utilities continue restoration efforts while monitoring the network.
