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ZESA Holdings has restored electricity to most parts of Zimbabwe following a major power generation fault on the Warren-Alaska powerline that triggered a nationwide blackout on Monday evening.
According to the power utility, the fault occurred at around 6:30pm, disrupting electricity supplies across the country.
In a statement, ZESA said power restoration began about an hour later, with imports from Eskom helping to stabilise the national grid. Supplies were subsequently extended to Hwange Units 1, 2 and 3.
By 9:43pm, Kariba Power Station had four generating units producing 460 megawatts, while Eskom and HCB were each supplying Zimbabwe with 100 megawatts.
“Restoration efforts commenced at 1901 hours, successfully getting supplies from Eskom, Kariba Power Station, Hydro Cabora Bassa and Hwange Units 1, 2, and 3. We are pleased to advise that by 2200 hours, power had been successfully restored to most of our bulk supply points across the country. Our technical teams are working tirelessly to restore and synchronise the remaining units at Hwange Power Station and to conduct works at the Warren Substation, which supplies parts of Harare,” ZESA said in an update.
ZESA said engineers are continuing work to restore power to the remaining affected areas as efforts to fully normalise electricity supplies continue.
