Ethiopia’s state-run power company has reported a widespread electricity blackout affecting large portions of the country due to unspecified “issues in our system”.
Ethiopian Electric Power did not provide details regarding the nature of the issues but stated on its Facebook page that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the outage.
The power problem has impacted all regions of the country, with the exception of Bahir Dar, situated in the north-west, and its surrounding area. The blackout began around 15:40 local time (12:40 GMT).
In a separate announcement, the company confirmed that restoration efforts have commenced in the capital city, Addis Ababa, and some other areas of the country several hours after the initial outage occurred.