Zimbabwe's national grid collapsed on Monday, plunging the Southern African country into a blackout, the state-owned power utility said.
Zimbabwe's national grid collapsed on Monday, plunging the Southern African country into a blackout, the state-owned power utility said.
The outage was recorded at 6:24 pm local time (1624 GMT), the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) said in a statement.
"All relevant departments have been notified and processes for power restoration are in progress," ZETDC said.
ZETDC's parent company Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) said the outage was due to "a technical fault on our network", adding that engineers were investigating the cause and working to restore grid stability.
Energy production shortage
Zimbabwe has faced recurring power shortages in recent years due to low generation and ageing infrastructure.
Zimbabwe generates most of its electricity at the coal-fired Hwange power station in the northwest.
Output from the Kariba hydropower plant, its other main source of electricity, has been constrained by low water levels caused by poor rainfall and recurrent droughts.
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