By Staff Reporter
ZIMBABWE and its neighbor Zambia have endured a crippling power grid system failure prompting blackouts across the two nations.
In a statement the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Development Company (ZETDC) confirmed the latest developments which took place between Sunday 24 November 2024 up to around 3am the following day when some parts of the country were reconnected.
“We regret to advise our valued customers that the national grid experienced a system disturbance last night resulting in a system blackout.
“Our Engineers reacted and began the restoration process. We are happy to advise that as of this morning most of the load centers have been picked countrywide. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused,” ZETDC said in a statement.
Across the border, neighboring Zambia also issued a similar statement to its citizens who experienced the blackout.
“ZESCO Limited informs the nation that the country has experienced a power system disturbance today ,24 November 2024 at 20:15 hrs leading to loss of power that has affected the whole country.The corporation is working diligently to resolve the unplanned outage and power supply restoration is underway.
“ZESCO will keep the country updated of this unforeseen development. We regret the unplanned loss of supply and seek our customer’s patience,” the company said.
